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#BBA2C4

#bba2c4 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bba2c4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 63.53% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 17.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 284.12°, with 22.37% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.4039

Complementary

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #abc4a2

Split complementary

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #bcc4a2
  3. #a2c4aa

Analogous

  1. #aaa2c4
  2. #bba2c4
  3. #c4a2bc

Triadic

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #c4bba2
  3. #a2c4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #c4a2ab
  3. #abc4a2
  4. #a2c4bb

Square

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #c4aaa2
  3. #abc4a2
  4. #a2bcc4

Monochromatic

  1. #71507d
  2. #9973a6
  3. #bba2c4
  4. #ddd1e2
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#bba2c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #a892b0
  3. #96829d
  4. #837189
  5. #706176
  6. #5e5162
  7. #4b414e
  8. #38313b
  9. #252027
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba2c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #c2abca
  3. #c9b5d0
  4. #cfbed6
  5. #d6c7dc
  6. #ddd1e2
  7. #e4dae7
  8. #ebe3ed
  9. #f1ecf3
  10. #f8f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba2c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba2c4
  2. #b59fbd
  3. #af9bb6
  4. #a998b0
  5. #a394a9
  6. #9e91a2
  7. #988e9b
  8. #928a94
  9. #8c878e
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea9c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3abc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa6c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada8c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bba4b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba2c4 {
  color: #bba2c4;
}
Background
.bg-bba2c4 {
  background-color: #bba2c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba2c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bba2c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba2c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 162 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 22% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba2c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba2c4, #c4a2bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba2c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 162 196 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.48 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.97 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.83 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.04 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.16 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.92 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.51 #445d3b Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#bba2c4  rgb(187, 162, 196)  hsl(284, 22%, 70%)  Lilac
#abc4a2  rgb(171, 196, 162)  hsl(104, 22%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c4bba2  rgb(196, 187, 162)  hsl(44, 22%, 70%)  Sage
#a2c4bb  rgb(162, 196, 187)  hsl(164, 22%, 70%)  Opal