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#BC9ABE

#bc9abe ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bc9abe is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60.39% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 18.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 296.67°, with 21.69% saturation and 67.45% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.3752

Complementary

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #9cbe9a

Split complementary

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #aebe9a
  3. #9abeaa

Analogous

  1. #aa9abe
  2. #bc9abe
  3. #be9aae

Triadic

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #bebc9a
  3. #9abebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #be9a9c
  3. #9cbe9a
  4. #9abebc

Square

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #beaa9a
  3. #9cbe9a
  4. #9aaebe

Monochromatic

  1. #724b74
  2. #9d6ba0
  3. #bc9abe
  4. #dbc9dc
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bc9abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #a98bab
  3. #967b98
  4. #846c85
  5. #715c72
  6. #5e4d5f
  7. #4b3e4c
  8. #382e39
  9. #261f26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #c3a4c5
  3. #c9aecb
  4. #d0b8d2
  5. #d7c2d8
  6. #decddf
  7. #e4d7e5
  8. #ebe1ec
  9. #f2ebf2
  10. #f8f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9abe
  2. #b697b8
  3. #b095b2
  4. #aa92ab
  5. #a490a5
  6. #9e8d9f
  7. #988a99
  8. #928893
  9. #8c858c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a2c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa6bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be9da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba1bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd9cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9abe {
  color: #bc9abe;
}
Background
.bg-bc9abe {
  background-color: #bc9abe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9abe {
  border: 2px solid #bc9abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 154 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 22% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9abe, #be9aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 154 190 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.11 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.67 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.11 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.61 #436541 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bc9abe  rgb(188, 154, 190)  hsl(297, 22%, 67%)  Lilac
#9cbe9a  rgb(156, 190, 154)  hsl(117, 22%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bebc9a  rgb(190, 188, 154)  hsl(57, 22%, 67%)  Sage
#9abebc  rgb(154, 190, 188)  hsl(177, 22%, 67%)  Opal