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#BE9BC2

#be9bc2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#be9bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 60.78% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.06% cyan, 20.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 293.85°, with 24.22% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.3828

Complementary

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #9fc29b

Split complementary

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #b2c29b
  3. #9bc2aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9bc2
  2. #be9bc2
  3. #c29bb2

Triadic

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #c2be9b
  3. #9bc2be

Tetradic

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #c29b9f
  3. #9fc29b
  4. #9bc2be

Square

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #c2aa9b
  3. #9fc29b
  4. #9bb2c2

Monochromatic

  1. #754a7a
  2. #9f6ba5
  3. #be9bc2
  4. #ddcbdf
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#be9bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #ab8caf
  3. #987c9b
  4. #856d88
  5. #725d74
  6. #5f4e61
  7. #4c3e4e
  8. #392f3a
  9. #261f27
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #c5a5c8
  3. #cbafce
  4. #d2b9d4
  5. #d8c3da
  6. #dfcde1
  7. #e5d7e7
  8. #ece1ed
  9. #f2ebf3
  10. #f9f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9bc2
  2. #b898bb
  3. #b296b5
  4. #ab93ae
  5. #a590a8
  6. #9f8ea1
  7. #998b9a
  8. #938894
  9. #8c858d
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a4c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa8c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c09fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a0c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca3c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf9db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9bc2 {
  color: #be9bc2;
}
Background
.bg-be9bc2 {
  background-color: #be9bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #be9bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 155 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9bc2, #c29bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 155 194 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.37 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.67 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.81 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.47 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.04 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.56 #41643d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#be9bc2  rgb(190, 155, 194)  hsl(294, 24%, 68%)  Lilac
#9fc29b  rgb(159, 194, 155)  hsl(114, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c2be9b  rgb(194, 190, 155)  hsl(54, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#9bc2be  rgb(155, 194, 190)  hsl(174, 24%, 68%)  Opal