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#BDA1CD

#bda1cd ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bda1cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 21.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 30.56% saturation and 71.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4072

Complementary

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #b1cda1

Split complementary

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #c7cda1
  3. #a1cda7

Analogous

  1. #a7a1cd
  2. #bda1cd
  3. #cda1c7

Triadic

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #cdbda1
  3. #a1cdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #cda1b1
  3. #b1cda1
  4. #a1cdbd

Square

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #cda7a1
  3. #b1cda1
  4. #a1c7cd

Monochromatic

  1. #734a8b
  2. #9a6fb2
  3. #bda1cd
  4. #e0d3e8
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bda1cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #aa91b9
  3. #9781a4
  4. #847190
  5. #71617b
  6. #5f5167
  7. #4c4052
  8. #39303e
  9. #262029
  10. #131015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda1cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #c4aad2
  3. #cab4d7
  4. #d1bddc
  5. #d7c7e1
  6. #ded0e6
  7. #e5d9eb
  8. #ebe3f0
  9. #f2ecf5
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda1cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda1cd
  2. #b79ec5
  3. #b19abe
  4. #ab97b6
  5. #a594ae
  6. #9f91a7
  7. #988d9f
  8. #928a97
  9. #8c878f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1accc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa6ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda1cd {
  color: #bda1cd;
}
Background
.bg-bda1cd {
  background-color: #bda1cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda1cd {
  border: 2px solid #bda1cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda1cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 161 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 31% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda1cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda1cd, #cda1c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda1cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 161 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.22 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.62 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.24 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.42 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.49 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.69 #425e32 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Lilac
#bda1cd  rgb(189, 161, 205)  hsl(278, 31%, 72%)  Lilac
#b1cda1  rgb(177, 205, 161)  hsl(98, 31%, 72%)  Celadon
#cdbda1  rgb(205, 189, 161)  hsl(38, 31%, 72%)  Tan
#a1cdbd  rgb(161, 205, 189)  hsl(158, 31%, 72%)  Opal