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#BEA9CD

#bea9cd ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bea9cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 66.27% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.32% cyan, 17.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 275°, with 26.47% saturation and 73.33% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.4373

Complementary

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #b8cda9

Split complementary

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #cacda9
  3. #a9cdac

Analogous

  1. #aca9cd
  2. #bea9cd
  3. #cda9ca

Triadic

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #cdbea9
  3. #a9cdbe

Tetradic

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #cda9b8
  3. #b8cda9
  4. #a9cdbe

Square

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #cdaca9
  3. #b8cda9
  4. #a9cacd

Monochromatic

  1. #73518c
  2. #9979b1
  3. #bea9cd
  4. #e3d9e9
  5. #f5f2f7

Shades

#bea9cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #ab98b9
  3. #9887a4
  4. #857690
  5. #72657b
  6. #5f5567
  7. #4c4452
  8. #39333e
  9. #262229
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bea9cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #c5b2d2
  3. #cbbad7
  4. #d2c3dc
  5. #d8cbe1
  6. #dfd4e6
  7. #e5ddeb
  8. #ece5f0
  9. #f2eef5
  10. #f9f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bea9cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bea9cd
  2. #b8a5c5
  3. #b2a1be
  4. #ab9db6
  5. #a599ae
  6. #9f95a7
  7. #99909f
  8. #938c97
  9. #8c888f
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6aebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b0cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdadb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afadce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1aecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdacbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bea9cd {
  color: #bea9cd;
}
Background
.bg-bea9cd {
  background-color: #bea9cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bea9cd {
  border: 2px solid #bea9cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bea9cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 169 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 26% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bea9cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bea9cd, #cda9ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bea9cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 169 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.57 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.68 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.00 #415632 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bea9cd  rgb(190, 169, 205)  hsl(275, 26%, 73%)  Lilac
#b8cda9  rgb(184, 205, 169)  hsl(95, 26%, 73%)  Celadon
#cdbea9  rgb(205, 190, 169)  hsl(35, 26%, 73%)  Bone
#a9cdbe  rgb(169, 205, 190)  hsl(155, 26%, 73%)  Opal