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#BE9DCA

#be9dca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#be9dca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 61.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 22.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 284°, 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.3933

Complementary

  1. #be9dca
  2. #a9ca9d

Split complementary

  1. #be9dca
  2. #bfca9d
  3. #9dcaa7

Analogous

  1. #a79dca
  2. #be9dca
  3. #ca9dbf

Triadic

  1. #be9dca
  2. #cabe9d
  3. #9dcabe

Tetradic

  1. #be9dca
  2. #ca9da9
  3. #a9ca9d
  4. #9dcabe

Square

  1. #be9dca
  2. #caa79d
  3. #a9ca9d
  4. #9dbfca

Monochromatic

  1. #754886
  2. #9d6baf
  3. #be9dca
  4. #dfcfe5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#be9dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9dca
  2. #ab8db6
  3. #987ea2
  4. #856e8d
  5. #725e79
  6. #5f4f65
  7. #4c3f51
  8. #392f3d
  9. #261f28
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9dca
  2. #c5a7cf
  3. #cbb1d5
  4. #d2bada
  5. #d8c4df
  6. #dfcee5
  7. #e5d8ea
  8. #ece2ef
  9. #f2ebf4
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9dca
  2. #b89ac3
  3. #b297bb
  4. #ab94b4
  5. #a591ac
  6. #9f8fa5
  7. #998c9e
  8. #938996
  9. #8c868f
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa9c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a3cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca5c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea0b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9dca {
  color: #be9dca;
}
Background
.bg-be9dca {
  background-color: #be9dca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9dca {
  border: 2px solid #be9dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 157 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 30% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9dca, #ca9dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 157 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.55 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.92 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.66 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.96 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.23 #416235 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#be9dca  rgb(190, 157, 202)  hsl(284, 30%, 70%)  Lilac
#a9ca9d  rgb(169, 202, 157)  hsl(104, 30%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cabe9d  rgb(202, 190, 157)  hsl(44, 30%, 70%)  Ecru
#9dcabe  rgb(157, 202, 190)  hsl(164, 30%, 70%)  Opal