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#BB95BC

#bb95bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb95bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.43% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 20.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 298.46°, with 22.54% saturation and 66.08% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.3569

Complementary

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #96bc95

Split complementary

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #aabc95
  3. #95bca8

Analogous

  1. #a895bc
  2. #bb95bc
  3. #bc95aa

Triadic

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #bcbb95
  3. #95bcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #bc9596
  3. #96bc95
  4. #95bcbb

Square

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #bca895
  3. #96bc95
  4. #95aabc

Monochromatic

  1. #704771
  2. #9d669e
  3. #bb95bc
  4. #d9c4da
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bb95bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #a886a9
  3. #967796
  4. #836884
  5. #705971
  6. #5e4b5e
  7. #4b3c4b
  8. #382d38
  9. #251e26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb95bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #c2a0c3
  3. #c9aac9
  4. #cfb5d0
  5. #d6bfd7
  6. #ddcade
  7. #e4d5e4
  8. #ebdfeb
  9. #f1eaf2
  10. #f8f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb95bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb95bc
  2. #b593b6
  3. #af91b0
  4. #a98faa
  5. #a38da4
  6. #9e8b9e
  7. #988898
  8. #928692
  9. #8c848c
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9cad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba3bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd98a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc97ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb95bc {
  color: #bb95bc;
}
Background
.bg-bb95bc {
  background-color: #bb95bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb95bc {
  border: 2px solid #bb95bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb95bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 149 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb95bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb95bc, #bc95aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb95bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 149 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.59 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.83 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.51 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.22 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.25 #446a43 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb95bc  rgb(187, 149, 188)  hsl(298, 23%, 66%)  Lilac
#96bc95  rgb(150, 188, 149)  hsl(118, 23%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcbb95  rgb(188, 187, 149)  hsl(58, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#95bcbb  rgb(149, 188, 187)  hsl(178, 23%, 66%)  Opal