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#BB96B4

#bb96b4 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb96b4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.82% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 3.74% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 311.35°, with 21.39% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3567

Complementary

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #96bb9d

Split complementary

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #a2bb96
  3. #96bbb0

Analogous

  1. #b096bb
  2. #bb96b4
  3. #bb96a2

Triadic

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #b4bb96
  3. #96b4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #bb9d96
  3. #96bb9d
  4. #96b4bb

Square

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #bbb096
  3. #96bb9d
  4. #96a2bb

Monochromatic

  1. #704868
  2. #9d6893
  3. #bb96b4
  4. #d9c4d5
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#bb96b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #a887a2
  3. #967890
  4. #83697e
  5. #705a6c
  6. #5e4b5a
  7. #4b3c48
  8. #382d36
  9. #251e24
  10. #130f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb96b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #c2a1bc
  3. #c9abc3
  4. #cfb6cb
  5. #d6c0d2
  6. #ddcbda
  7. #e4d5e1
  8. #ebe0e9
  9. #f1eaf0
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb96b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb96b4
  2. #b594af
  3. #af92aa
  4. #a98fa4
  5. #a38d9f
  6. #9e8b9a
  7. #988995
  8. #928790
  9. #8c848a
  10. #868285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969eb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea3b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf98a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9eb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd97a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb96b4 {
  color: #bb96b4;
}
Background
.bg-bb96b4 {
  background-color: #bb96b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb96b4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb96b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb96b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 150 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb96b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb96b4, #bb96a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb96b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 150 180 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.40 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.83 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.50 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.50 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.70 #44694b Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb96b4  rgb(187, 150, 180)  hsl(311, 21%, 66%)  Lilac
#96bb9d  rgb(150, 187, 157)  hsl(131, 21%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#b4bb96  rgb(180, 187, 150)  hsl(71, 21%, 66%)  Sage
#96b4bb  rgb(150, 180, 187)  hsl(191, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Blue