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#BC91B3

#bc91b3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bc91b3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 56.86% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 4.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 312.56°, with 24.29% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.342

Complementary

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #91bc9a

Split complementary

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #9dbc91
  3. #91bcaf

Analogous

  1. #af91bc
  2. #bc91b3
  3. #bc919d

Triadic

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #b3bc91
  3. #91b3bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #bc9a91
  3. #91bc9a
  4. #91b3bc

Square

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #bcaf91
  3. #91bc9a
  4. #919dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #704467
  2. #9f6192
  3. #bc91b3
  4. #d9c1d4
  5. #f6f0f5

Shades

#bc91b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #a983a1
  3. #96748f
  4. #84667d
  5. #71576b
  6. #5e495a
  7. #4b3a48
  8. #382c36
  9. #261d24
  10. #130f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc91b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #c39cbb
  3. #c9a7c2
  4. #d0b2ca
  5. #d7bdd1
  6. #dec8d9
  7. #e4d3e1
  8. #ebdee8
  9. #f2e9f0
  10. #f8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc91b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc91b3
  2. #b68fae
  3. #b08ea9
  4. #aa8ca4
  5. #a48a9f
  6. #9e899a
  7. #988794
  8. #92858f
  9. #8c838a
  10. #868285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab99a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919ab4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba0b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0939d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a497b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99ab2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf92a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc91b3 {
  color: #bc91b3;
}
Background
.bg-bc91b3 {
  background-color: #bc91b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc91b3 {
  border: 2px solid #bc91b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc91b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 145 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc91b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc91b3, #bc919d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc91b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 145 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.11 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.81 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.42 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.69 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.06 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.18 #436e4c Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Lilac
#bc91b3  rgb(188, 145, 179)  hsl(313, 24%, 65%)  Lilac
#91bc9a  rgb(145, 188, 154)  hsl(133, 24%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3bc91  rgb(179, 188, 145)  hsl(73, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#91b3bc  rgb(145, 179, 188)  hsl(193, 24%, 65%)  Pastel Blue