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#BE91C0

#be91c0 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#be91c0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 56.86% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.04% cyan, 24.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 297.45°, with 27.17% saturation and 66.08% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.35

Complementary

  1. #be91c0
  2. #93c091

Split complementary

  1. #be91c0
  2. #abc091
  3. #91c0a7

Analogous

  1. #a791c0
  2. #be91c0
  3. #c091ab

Triadic

  1. #be91c0
  2. #c0be91
  3. #91c0be

Tetradic

  1. #be91c0
  2. #c09193
  3. #93c091
  4. #91c0be

Square

  1. #be91c0
  2. #c0a791
  3. #93c091
  4. #91abc0

Monochromatic

  1. #734375
  2. #a160a4
  3. #be91c0
  4. #dbc2dc
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#be91c0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be91c0
  2. #ab83ad
  3. #98749a
  4. #856686
  5. #725773
  6. #5f4960
  7. #4c3a4d
  8. #392c3a
  9. #261d26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#be91c0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be91c0
  2. #c59cc6
  3. #cba7cd
  4. #d2b2d3
  5. #d8bdd9
  6. #dfc8e0
  7. #e5d3e6
  8. #ecdeec
  9. #f2e9f2
  10. #f9f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be91c0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be91c0
  2. #b88fba
  3. #b28eb3
  4. #ab8cad
  5. #a58aa6
  6. #9f89a0
  7. #99879a
  8. #938593
  9. #8c838d
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a2be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c195a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a398c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89bbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c093ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be91c0 {
  color: #be91c0;
}
Background
.bg-be91c0 {
  background-color: #be91c0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be91c0 {
  border: 2px solid #be91c0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be91c0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 145 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 27% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be91c0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be91c0, #c091ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be91c0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 145 192 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.95 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.80 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.82 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.47 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.43 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.53 #416e3f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#be91c0  rgb(190, 145, 192)  hsl(297, 27%, 66%)  Lilac
#93c091  rgb(147, 192, 145)  hsl(117, 27%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#c0be91  rgb(192, 190, 145)  hsl(57, 27%, 66%)  Sage
#91c0be  rgb(145, 192, 190)  hsl(177, 27%, 66%)  Opal