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#BBA4CA

#bba4ca ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bba4ca is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 64.31% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 18.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 276.32°, with 26.39% saturation and 71.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4138

Complementary

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #b3caa4

Split complementary

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #c6caa4
  3. #a4caa8

Analogous

  1. #a8a4ca
  2. #bba4ca
  3. #caa4c6

Triadic

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #cabba4
  3. #a4cabb

Tetradic

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #caa4b3
  3. #b3caa4
  4. #a4cabb

Square

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #caa8a4
  3. #b3caa4
  4. #a4c6ca

Monochromatic

  1. #704e87
  2. #9774ae
  3. #bba4ca
  4. #dfd4e6
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#bba4ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #a894b6
  3. #9683a2
  4. #83738d
  5. #706279
  6. #5e5265
  7. #4b4251
  8. #38313d
  9. #252128
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba4ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #c2adcf
  3. #c9b6d5
  4. #cfbfda
  5. #d6c8df
  6. #ddd2e5
  7. #e4dbea
  8. #ebe4ef
  9. #f1edf4
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba4ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba4ca
  2. #b5a0c3
  3. #af9dbb
  4. #a999b4
  5. #a396ac
  6. #9e92a5
  7. #988e9e
  8. #928b96
  9. #8c878f
  10. #868487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fabcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3adc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baa8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba8cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada9c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa7bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba4ca {
  color: #bba4ca;
}
Background
.bg-bba4ca {
  background-color: #bba4ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba4ca {
  border: 2px solid #bba4ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba4ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 164 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba4ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba4ca, #caa4c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba4ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 164 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.19 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.97 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.16 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.27 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.65 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.84 #445b35 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Lilac
#bba4ca  rgb(187, 164, 202)  hsl(276, 26%, 72%)  Lilac
#b3caa4  rgb(179, 202, 164)  hsl(96, 26%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green
#cabba4  rgb(202, 187, 164)  hsl(36, 26%, 72%)  Tan
#a4cabb  rgb(164, 202, 187)  hsl(156, 26%, 72%)  Opal