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#BC8EBF

#bc8ebf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bc8ebf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.69% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 25.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 296.33°, with 27.68% saturation and 65.29% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.338

Complementary

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #91bf8e

Split complementary

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #a9bf8e
  3. #8ebfa3

Analogous

  1. #a38ebf
  2. #bc8ebf
  3. #bf8ea9

Triadic

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #bfbc8e
  3. #8ebfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #bf8e91
  3. #91bf8e
  4. #8ebfbc

Square

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #bfa38e
  3. #91bf8e
  4. #8ea9bf

Monochromatic

  1. #704173
  2. #9f5da3
  3. #bc8ebf
  4. #d9bfdb
  5. #f6f0f6

Shades

#bc8ebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #a980ac
  3. #967299
  4. #846386
  5. #715573
  6. #5e4760
  7. #4b394c
  8. #382b39
  9. #261c26
  10. #130e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8ebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #c399c5
  3. #c9a5cc
  4. #d0b0d2
  5. #d7bbd9
  6. #dec7df
  7. #e4d2e5
  8. #ebddec
  9. #f2e8f2
  10. #f8f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8ebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8ebf
  2. #b68db9
  3. #b08bb2
  4. #aa8aac
  5. #a488a6
  6. #9e87a0
  7. #988699
  8. #928493
  9. #8c838d
  10. #868186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa97ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a9ac1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be929f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a095c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a699be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd91ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8ebf {
  color: #bc8ebf;
}
Background
.bg-bc8ebf {
  background-color: #bc8ebf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8ebf {
  border: 2px solid #bc8ebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8ebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 142 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 28% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8ebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8ebf, #bf8ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8ebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 142 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.21 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.32 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.05 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.74 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.28 #437140 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Lilac
#bc8ebf  rgb(188, 142, 191)  hsl(296, 28%, 65%)  Lilac
#91bf8e  rgb(145, 191, 142)  hsl(116, 28%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfbc8e  rgb(191, 188, 142)  hsl(56, 28%, 65%)  Sage
#8ebfbc  rgb(142, 191, 188)  hsl(176, 28%, 65%)  Opal