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#BF8FB3

#bf8fb3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bf8fb3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 56.08% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.13% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 27.27% saturation and 65.49% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.3398

Complementary

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #8fbf9b

Split complementary

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #9bbf8f
  3. #8fbfb3

Analogous

  1. #b38fbf
  2. #bf8fb3
  3. #bf8f9b

Triadic

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #b3bf8f
  3. #8fb3bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #bf9b8f
  3. #8fbf9b
  4. #8fb3bf

Square

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #bfb38f
  3. #8fbf9b
  4. #8f9bbf

Monochromatic

  1. #734267
  2. #a35e92
  3. #bf8fb3
  4. #dbc0d4
  5. #f7f0f5

Shades

#bf8fb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #ac81a1
  3. #99728f
  4. #86647d
  5. #73566b
  6. #60485a
  7. #4c3948
  8. #392b36
  9. #261d24
  10. #130e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf8fb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #c59abb
  3. #cca5c2
  4. #d2b1ca
  5. #d9bcd1
  6. #dfc7d9
  7. #e5d2e1
  8. #ecdde8
  9. #f2e9f0
  10. #f9f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf8fb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf8fb3
  2. #b98eae
  3. #b28ca9
  4. #ac8ba4
  5. #a6899f
  6. #a0889a
  7. #998694
  8. #93858f
  9. #8d838a
  10. #868285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac98a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f99b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aa0b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4919b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a595b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9ab2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c290a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf8fb3 {
  color: #bf8fb3;
}
Background
.bg-bf8fb3 {
  background-color: #bf8fb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf8fb3 {
  border: 2px solid #bf8fb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf8fb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 143 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 27% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf8fb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf8fb3, #bf8f9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf8fb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 143 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.88 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.62 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.79 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.45 #40704c Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Lilac
#bf8fb3  rgb(191, 143, 179)  hsl(315, 27%, 65%)  Lilac
#8fbf9b  rgb(143, 191, 155)  hsl(135, 27%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3bf8f  rgb(179, 191, 143)  hsl(75, 27%, 65%)  Sage
#8fb3bf  rgb(143, 179, 191)  hsl(195, 27%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue