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#BA97BE

#ba97be ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ba97be is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 59.22% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.11% cyan, 20.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 293.85°, with 23.08% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.3629

Complementary

  1. #ba97be
  2. #9bbe97

Split complementary

  1. #ba97be
  2. #aebe97
  3. #97bea6

Analogous

  1. #a697be
  2. #ba97be
  3. #be97ae

Triadic

  1. #ba97be
  2. #beba97
  3. #97beba

Tetradic

  1. #ba97be
  2. #be979b
  3. #9bbe97
  4. #97beba

Square

  1. #ba97be
  2. #bea697
  3. #9bbe97
  4. #97aebe

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4874
  2. #9b68a1
  3. #ba97be
  4. #d9c6db
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#ba97be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba97be
  2. #a788ab
  3. #957998
  4. #826a85
  5. #705b72
  6. #5d4c5f
  7. #4a3c4c
  8. #382d39
  9. #251e26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba97be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba97be
  2. #c1a1c5
  3. #c8accb
  4. #cfb6d2
  5. #d6c1d8
  6. #ddcbdf
  7. #e3d5e5
  8. #eae0ec
  9. #f1eaf2
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba97be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba97be
  2. #b495b8
  3. #ae92b2
  4. #a990ab
  5. #a38ea5
  6. #9d8c9f
  7. #978999
  8. #918793
  9. #8c858c
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9eae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a0c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba4bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9ba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb99af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba97be {
  color: #ba97be;
}
Background
.bg-ba97be {
  background-color: #ba97be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba97be {
  border: 2px solid #ba97be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba97be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 151 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba97be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba97be, #be97ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba97be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 151 190 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.50 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.24 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.21 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.11 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.88 #456841 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ba97be  rgb(186, 151, 190)  hsl(294, 23%, 67%)  Lilac
#9bbe97  rgb(155, 190, 151)  hsl(114, 23%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#beba97  rgb(190, 186, 151)  hsl(54, 23%, 67%)  Sage
#97beba  rgb(151, 190, 186)  hsl(174, 23%, 67%)  Opal