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#BB8FAD

#bb8fad ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb8fad is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 56.08% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 7.49% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 319.09°, with 24.44% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.22.

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Relative luminance0.3323

Complementary

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #8fbb9d

Split complementary

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #97bb8f
  3. #8fbbb3

Analogous

  1. #b38fbb
  2. #bb8fad
  3. #bb8f97

Triadic

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #adbb8f
  3. #8fadbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #bb9d8f
  3. #8fbb9d
  4. #8fadbb

Square

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #bbb38f
  3. #8fbb9d
  4. #8f97bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4360
  2. #9e608a
  3. #bb8fad
  4. #d8bfd0
  5. #f5eef3

Shades

#bb8fad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #a8819c
  3. #96728a
  4. #836479
  5. #705668
  6. #5e4857
  7. #4b3945
  8. #382b34
  9. #251d23
  10. #130e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8fad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #c29ab5
  3. #c9a5bd
  4. #cfb1c6
  5. #d6bcce
  6. #ddc7d6
  7. #e4d2de
  8. #ebdde6
  9. #f1e9ef
  10. #f8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8fad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8fad
  2. #b58ea9
  3. #af8ca4
  4. #a98ba0
  5. #a3899b
  6. #9e8897
  7. #988692
  8. #92858e
  9. #8c8389
  10. #868285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a997a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9098ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c09099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a395ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a898ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be90a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8fad {
  color: #bb8fad;
}
Background
.bg-bb8fad {
  background-color: #bb8fad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8fad {
  border: 2px solid #bb8fad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8fad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 143 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8fad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8fad, #bb8f97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8fad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 143 173 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.22 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.03 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.82 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.20 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.53 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.12 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.18 #447052 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb8fad  rgb(187, 143, 173)  hsl(319, 24%, 65%)  Lilac
#8fbb9d  rgb(143, 187, 157)  hsl(139, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#adbb8f  rgb(173, 187, 143)  hsl(79, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#8fadbb  rgb(143, 173, 187)  hsl(199, 24%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue