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#BE9ECA

#be9eca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#be9eca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 61.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 21.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 29.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3967

Complementary

  1. #be9eca
  2. #aaca9e

Split complementary

  1. #be9eca
  2. #c0ca9e
  3. #9ecaa8

Analogous

  1. #a89eca
  2. #be9eca
  3. #ca9ec0

Triadic

  1. #be9eca
  2. #cabe9e
  3. #9ecabe

Tetradic

  1. #be9eca
  2. #ca9eaa
  3. #aaca9e
  4. #9ecabe

Square

  1. #be9eca
  2. #caa89e
  3. #aaca9e
  4. #9ec0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #754986
  2. #9d6daf
  3. #be9eca
  4. #dfcfe5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#be9eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be9eca
  2. #ab8eb6
  3. #987ea2
  4. #856f8d
  5. #725f79
  6. #5f4f65
  7. #4c3f51
  8. #392f3d
  9. #262028
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#be9eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be9eca
  2. #c5a8cf
  3. #cbb1d5
  4. #d2bbda
  5. #d8c5df
  6. #dfcfe5
  7. #e5d8ea
  8. #ece2ef
  9. #f2ecf4
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be9eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be9eca
  2. #b89bc3
  3. #b298bb
  4. #ab95b4
  5. #a592ac
  6. #9f8fa5
  7. #998c9e
  8. #938996
  9. #8c868f
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a7cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9faac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bea3ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a3cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada5c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea1b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be9eca {
  color: #be9eca;
}
Background
.bg-be9eca {
  background-color: #be9eca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-be9eca {
  border: 2px solid #be9eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be9eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 158 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 29% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be9eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be9eca, #ca9ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be9eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 158 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.00 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.13 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.67 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.71 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.46 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.91 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.01 #416135 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#be9eca  rgb(190, 158, 202)  hsl(284, 29%, 71%)  Lilac
#aaca9e  rgb(170, 202, 158)  hsl(104, 29%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#cabe9e  rgb(202, 190, 158)  hsl(44, 29%, 71%)  Ecru
#9ecabe  rgb(158, 202, 190)  hsl(164, 29%, 71%)  Opal