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#BB9BBF

#bb9bbf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb9bbf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 60.78% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 18.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 21.95% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3777

Complementary

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #9fbf9b

Split complementary

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #b1bf9b
  3. #9bbfa9

Analogous

  1. #a99bbf
  2. #bb9bbf
  3. #bf9bb1

Triadic

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #bfbb9b
  3. #9bbfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #bf9b9f
  3. #9fbf9b
  4. #9bbfbb

Square

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #bfa99b
  3. #9fbf9b
  4. #9bb1bf

Monochromatic

  1. #714b76
  2. #9b6ca1
  3. #bb9bbf
  4. #dbcadd
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bb9bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #a88cac
  3. #967c99
  4. #836d86
  5. #705d73
  6. #5e4e60
  7. #4b3e4c
  8. #382f39
  9. #251f26
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #c2a5c5
  3. #c9afcc
  4. #cfb9d2
  5. #d6c3d9
  6. #ddcddf
  7. #e4d7e5
  8. #ebe1ec
  9. #f1ebf2
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9bbf
  2. #b598b9
  3. #af96b2
  4. #a993ac
  5. #a390a6
  6. #9e8ea0
  7. #988b99
  8. #928893
  9. #8c858d
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea1b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a3c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa7be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9ea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a0c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba2be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9bbf {
  color: #bb9bbf;
}
Background
.bg-bb9bbf {
  background-color: #bb9bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9bbf {
  border: 2px solid #bb9bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 155 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 22% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9bbf, #bf9bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 155 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.87 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.83 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.51 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.14 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.88 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 12.05 #446440 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb9bbf  rgb(187, 155, 191)  hsl(293, 22%, 68%)  Lilac
#9fbf9b  rgb(159, 191, 155)  hsl(113, 22%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfbb9b  rgb(191, 187, 155)  hsl(53, 22%, 68%)  Sage
#9bbfbb  rgb(155, 191, 187)  hsl(173, 22%, 68%)  Opal