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#BB9ABB

#bb9abb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb9abb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60.39% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 19.53% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3726

Complementary

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #9abb9a

Split complementary

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #aabb9a
  3. #9abbaa

Analogous

  1. #aa9abb
  2. #bb9abb
  3. #bb9aaa

Triadic

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #bbbb9a
  3. #9abbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #bb9a9a
  3. #9abb9a
  4. #9abbbb

Square

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #bbaa9a
  3. #9abb9a
  4. #9aaabb

Monochromatic

  1. #704c70
  2. #9c6c9c
  3. #bb9abb
  4. #dac8da
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bb9abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #a88ba8
  3. #967b96
  4. #836c83
  5. #705c70
  6. #5e4d5e
  7. #4b3e4b
  8. #382e38
  9. #251f25
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #c2a4c2
  3. #c9aec9
  4. #cfb8cf
  5. #d6c2d6
  6. #ddcddd
  7. #e4d7e4
  8. #ebe1eb
  9. #f1ebf1
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9abb
  2. #b597b5
  3. #af95af
  4. #a992a9
  5. #a390a3
  6. #9e8d9e
  7. #988a98
  8. #928892
  9. #8c858c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa6ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba1ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9abb {
  color: #bb9abb;
}
Background
.bg-bb9abb {
  background-color: #bb9abb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9abb {
  border: 2px solid #bb9abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 154 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9abb, #bb9aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 154 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.42 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.44 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.69 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.96 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.18 #446544 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb9abb  rgb(187, 154, 187)  hsl(300, 20%, 67%)  Lilac
#9abb9a  rgb(154, 187, 154)  hsl(120, 20%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbbb9a  rgb(187, 187, 154)  hsl(60, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#9abbbb  rgb(154, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 20%, 67%)  Opal