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#BB99BC

#bb99bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb99bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 18.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 298.29°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% 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 3.14.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3698

Complementary

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #9abc99

Split complementary

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #abbc99
  3. #99bca9

Analogous

  1. #a999bc
  2. #bb99bc
  3. #bc99ab

Triadic

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #bcbb99
  3. #99bcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #bc999a
  3. #9abc99
  4. #99bcbb

Square

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #bca999
  3. #9abc99
  4. #99abbc

Monochromatic

  1. #704b71
  2. #9c6b9e
  3. #bb99bc
  4. #dac7da
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bb99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #a88aa9
  3. #967a96
  4. #836b84
  5. #705c71
  6. #5e4d5e
  7. #4b3d4b
  8. #382e38
  9. #251f26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #c2a3c3
  3. #c9adc9
  4. #cfb8d0
  5. #d6c2d7
  6. #ddccde
  7. #e4d6e4
  8. #ebe0eb
  9. #f1ebf2
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb99bc
  2. #b597b6
  3. #af94b0
  4. #a992aa
  5. #a38fa4
  6. #9e8d9e
  7. #988a98
  8. #928892
  9. #8c858c
  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 #aea0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a1bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea5bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9ca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb99bc {
  color: #bb99bc;
}
Background
.bg-bb99bc {
  background-color: #bb99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb99bc {
  border: 2px solid #bb99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb99bc, #bc99ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.14 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.33 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.32 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.32 #446643 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb99bc  rgb(187, 153, 188)  hsl(298, 21%, 67%)  Lilac
#9abc99  rgb(154, 188, 153)  hsl(118, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcbb99  rgb(188, 187, 153)  hsl(58, 21%, 67%)  Sage
#99bcbb  rgb(153, 188, 187)  hsl(178, 21%, 67%)  Opal