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#BA99BF

#ba99bf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ba99bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 60% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.62% cyan, 19.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 292.11°, with 22.89% saturation and 67.45% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3698

Complementary

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #9ebf99

Split complementary

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #b1bf99
  3. #99bfa7

Analogous

  1. #a799bf
  2. #ba99bf
  3. #bf99b1

Triadic

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #bfba99
  3. #99bfba

Tetradic

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #bf999e
  3. #9ebf99
  4. #99bfba

Square

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #bfa799
  3. #9ebf99
  4. #99b1bf

Monochromatic

  1. #704a75
  2. #9a6aa2
  3. #ba99bf
  4. #dac8dc
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#ba99bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #a78aac
  3. #957a99
  4. #826b86
  5. #705c73
  6. #5d4d60
  7. #4a3d4c
  8. #382e39
  9. #251f26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ba99bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #c1a3c5
  3. #c8adcc
  4. #cfb8d2
  5. #d6c2d9
  6. #ddccdf
  7. #e3d6e5
  8. #eae0ec
  9. #f1ebf2
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ba99bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ba99bf
  2. #b497b9
  3. #ae94b2
  4. #a992ac
  5. #a38fa6
  6. #9d8da0
  7. #978a99
  8. #918893
  9. #8c858d
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a1c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a0be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb9bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ba99bf {
  color: #ba99bf;
}
Background
.bg-ba99bf {
  background-color: #ba99bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ba99bf {
  border: 2px solid #ba99bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ba99bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 153 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ba99bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ba99bf, #bf99b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ba99bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 153 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.22 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.88 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.55 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 12.15 #456640 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ba99bf  rgb(186, 153, 191)  hsl(292, 23%, 67%)  Lilac
#9ebf99  rgb(158, 191, 153)  hsl(112, 23%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfba99  rgb(191, 186, 153)  hsl(52, 23%, 67%)  Sage
#99bfba  rgb(153, 191, 186)  hsl(172, 23%, 67%)  Opal