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#BB97C4

#bb97c4 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb97c4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 59.22% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 22.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 27.61% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3668

Complementary

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #a0c497

Split complementary

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #b7c497
  3. #97c4a5

Analogous

  1. #a597c4
  2. #bb97c4
  3. #c497b7

Triadic

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #c4bb97
  3. #97c4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #c497a0
  3. #a0c497
  4. #97c4bb

Square

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #c4a597
  3. #a0c497
  4. #97b7c4

Monochromatic

  1. #71467c
  2. #9b66a8
  3. #bb97c4
  4. #dbc8e0
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bb97c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #a888b0
  3. #96799d
  4. #836a89
  5. #705b76
  6. #5e4c62
  7. #4b3c4e
  8. #382d3b
  9. #251e27
  10. #130f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb97c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #c2a1ca
  3. #c9acd0
  4. #cfb6d6
  5. #d6c1dc
  6. #ddcbe2
  7. #e4d5e7
  8. #ebe0ed
  9. #f1eaf3
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb97c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb97c4
  2. #b595bd
  3. #af92b6
  4. #a990b0
  5. #a38ea9
  6. #9e8ca2
  7. #98899b
  8. #928794
  9. #8c858e
  10. #868287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92a1c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa4c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9ca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49dc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89fc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb9ab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb97c4 {
  color: #bb97c4;
}
Background
.bg-bb97c4 {
  background-color: #bb97c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb97c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bb97c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb97c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 151 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 28% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb97c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb97c4, #c497b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb97c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 151 196 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.84 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.00 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.12 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.52 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 11.00 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.11 #44683b Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb97c4  rgb(187, 151, 196)  hsl(288, 28%, 68%)  Lilac
#a0c497  rgb(160, 196, 151)  hsl(108, 28%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c4bb97  rgb(196, 187, 151)  hsl(48, 28%, 68%)  Sage
#97c4bb  rgb(151, 196, 187)  hsl(168, 28%, 68%)  Opal