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#BC9ECA

#bc9eca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bc9eca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 61.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 21.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 280.91°, with 29.33% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3941

Complementary

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #acca9e

Split complementary

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #c2ca9e
  3. #9ecaa6

Analogous

  1. #a69eca
  2. #bc9eca
  3. #ca9ec2

Triadic

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #cabc9e
  3. #9ecabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #ca9eac
  3. #acca9e
  4. #9ecabc

Square

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #caa69e
  3. #acca9e
  4. #9ec2ca

Monochromatic

  1. #734986
  2. #9a6daf
  3. #bc9eca
  4. #decfe5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bc9eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #a98eb6
  3. #967ea2
  4. #846f8d
  5. #715f79
  6. #5e4f65
  7. #4b3f51
  8. #382f3d
  9. #262028
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #c3a8cf
  3. #c9b1d5
  4. #d0bbda
  5. #d7c5df
  6. #decfe5
  7. #e4d8ea
  8. #ebe2ef
  9. #f2ecf4
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9eca
  2. #b69bc3
  3. #b098bb
  4. #aa95b4
  5. #a492ac
  6. #9e8fa5
  7. #988c9e
  8. #928996
  9. #8c868f
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa9c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba3ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a3cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba5c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca1b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9eca {
  color: #bc9eca;
}
Background
.bg-bc9eca {
  background-color: #bc9eca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9eca {
  border: 2px solid #bc9eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 158 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 29% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9eca, #ca9ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 158 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.44 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.28 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.55 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.13 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.01 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.12 #436135 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bc9eca  rgb(188, 158, 202)  hsl(281, 29%, 71%)  Lilac
#acca9e  rgb(172, 202, 158)  hsl(101, 29%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#cabc9e  rgb(202, 188, 158)  hsl(41, 29%, 71%)  Tan
#9ecabc  rgb(158, 202, 188)  hsl(161, 29%, 71%)  Opal