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#BBA9CD

#bba9cd ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bba9cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 66.27% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 17.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 26.47% saturation and 73.33% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4335

Complementary

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #bbcda9

Split complementary

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #cdcda9
  3. #a9cda9

Analogous

  1. #a9a9cd
  2. #bba9cd
  3. #cda9cd

Triadic

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #cdbba9
  3. #a9cdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #cda9bb
  3. #bbcda9
  4. #a9cdbb

Square

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #cda9a9
  3. #bbcda9
  4. #a9cdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e518c
  2. #9579b1
  3. #bba9cd
  4. #e1d9e9
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#bba9cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #a898b9
  3. #9687a4
  4. #837690
  5. #70657b
  6. #5e5567
  7. #4b4452
  8. #38333e
  9. #252229
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bba9cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #c2b2d2
  3. #c9bad7
  4. #cfc3dc
  5. #d6cbe1
  6. #ddd4e6
  7. #e4ddeb
  8. #ebe5f0
  9. #f1eef5
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bba9cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bba9cd
  2. #b5a5c5
  3. #afa1be
  4. #a99db6
  5. #a399ae
  6. #9e95a7
  7. #98909f
  8. #928c97
  9. #8c888f
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4adbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3afcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b0cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9adb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adadce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afadcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baacbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bba9cd {
  color: #bba9cd;
}
Background
.bg-bba9cd {
  background-color: #bba9cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bba9cd {
  border: 2px solid #bba9cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bba9cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 169 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 26% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bba9cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bba9cd, #cda9cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bba9cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 169 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.45 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.08 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.31 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.96 #445632 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bba9cd  rgb(187, 169, 205)  hsl(270, 26%, 73%)  Lilac
#bbcda9  rgb(187, 205, 169)  hsl(90, 26%, 73%)  Tea Green
#cdbba9  rgb(205, 187, 169)  hsl(30, 26%, 73%)  Tan
#a9cdbb  rgb(169, 205, 187)  hsl(150, 26%, 73%)  Opal