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#BD9DCA

#bd9dca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bd9dca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 61.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.44% cyan, 22.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 282.67°, with 29.8% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.392

Complementary

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #aaca9d

Split complementary

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #c0ca9d
  3. #9dcaa6

Analogous

  1. #a69dca
  2. #bd9dca
  3. #ca9dc0

Triadic

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #cabd9d
  3. #9dcabd

Tetradic

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #ca9daa
  3. #aaca9d
  4. #9dcabd

Square

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #caa69d
  3. #aaca9d
  4. #9dc0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #744886
  2. #9c6baf
  3. #bd9dca
  4. #decfe5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bd9dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #aa8db6
  3. #977ea2
  4. #846e8d
  5. #715e79
  6. #5f4f65
  7. #4c3f51
  8. #392f3d
  9. #261f28
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd9dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #c4a7cf
  3. #cab1d5
  4. #d1bada
  5. #d7c4df
  6. #decee5
  7. #e5d8ea
  8. #ebe2ef
  9. #f2ebf4
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd9dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd9dca
  2. #b79ac3
  3. #b197bb
  4. #ab94b4
  5. #a591ac
  6. #9f8fa5
  7. #988c9e
  8. #928996
  9. #8c868f
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea9c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bda2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a3cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba4c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bda0b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd9dca {
  color: #bd9dca;
}
Background
.bg-bd9dca {
  background-color: #bd9dca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd9dca {
  border: 2px solid #bd9dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd9dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 157 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 30% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd9dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd9dca, #ca9dc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd9dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 157 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.59 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.28 #426235 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bd9dca  rgb(189, 157, 202)  hsl(283, 30%, 70%)  Lilac
#aaca9d  rgb(170, 202, 157)  hsl(103, 30%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cabd9d  rgb(202, 189, 157)  hsl(43, 30%, 70%)  Ecru
#9dcabd  rgb(157, 202, 189)  hsl(163, 30%, 70%)  Opal