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#BBAACF

#bbaacf ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bbaacf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 66.67% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 267.57°, with 27.82% saturation and 73.92% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4382

Complementary

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #becfaa

Split complementary

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #cfcdaa
  3. #abcfaa

Analogous

  1. #aaabcf
  2. #bbaacf
  3. #cdaacf

Triadic

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #cfbbaa
  3. #aacfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #cfaabe
  3. #becfaa
  4. #aacfbb

Square

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #cfaaab
  3. #becfaa
  4. #aacfcd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d518f
  2. #9479b3
  3. #bbaacf
  4. #e2dbeb
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#bbaacf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #a899ba
  3. #9688a6
  4. #837791
  5. #70667c
  6. #5e5568
  7. #4b4453
  8. #38333e
  9. #252229
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaacf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #c2b3d4
  3. #c9bbd9
  4. #cfc4dd
  5. #d6cce2
  6. #ddd5e7
  7. #e4ddec
  8. #ebe6f1
  9. #f1eef5
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaacf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaacf
  2. #b5a6c7
  3. #afa2bf
  4. #a99db7
  5. #a399af
  6. #9e95a8
  7. #9891a0
  8. #928d98
  9. #8c8890
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5aebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b0d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8afb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afaece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9adc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaacf {
  color: #bbaacf;
}
Background
.bg-bbaacf {
  background-color: #bbaacf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaacf {
  border: 2px solid #bbaacf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaacf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 170 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 28% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaacf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaacf, #cdaacf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaacf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 170 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.92 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.06 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.72 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.89 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.92 #445530 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bbaacf  rgb(187, 170, 207)  hsl(268, 28%, 74%)  Lilac
#becfaa  rgb(190, 207, 170)  hsl(88, 28%, 74%)  Tea Green
#cfbbaa  rgb(207, 187, 170)  hsl(28, 28%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#aacfbb  rgb(170, 207, 187)  hsl(148, 28%, 74%)  Opal