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#BF96BA

#bf96ba ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bf96ba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 58.82% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.47% magenta, 2.62% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 307.32°, with 24.26% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.3643

Complementary

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #96bf9b

Split complementary

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #a5bf96
  3. #96bfaf

Analogous

  1. #af96bf
  2. #bf96ba
  3. #bf96a5

Triadic

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #babf96
  3. #96babf

Tetradic

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #bf9b96
  3. #96bf9b
  4. #96babf

Square

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #bfaf96
  3. #96bf9b
  4. #96a5bf

Monochromatic

  1. #75476f
  2. #a2669b
  3. #bf96ba
  4. #dcc6d9
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#bf96ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #ac87a7
  3. #997895
  4. #866982
  5. #735a70
  6. #604b5d
  7. #4c3c4a
  8. #392d38
  9. #261e25
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf96ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #c5a1c1
  3. #ccabc8
  4. #d2b6cf
  5. #d9c0d6
  6. #dfcbdd
  7. #e5d5e3
  8. #ece0ea
  9. #f2eaf1
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf96ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf96ba
  2. #b994b4
  3. #b292ae
  4. #ac8fa9
  5. #a68da3
  6. #a08b9d
  7. #998997
  8. #938791
  9. #8d848c
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959fbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea5b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c398a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79cbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac9fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c197ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf96ba {
  color: #bf96ba;
}
Background
.bg-bf96ba {
  background-color: #bf96ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf96ba {
  border: 2px solid #bf96ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf96ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 150 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 307 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf96ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf96ba, #bf96a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf96ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 150 186 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.48 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.31 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.84 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.48 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.11 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.06 #406945 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bf96ba  rgb(191, 150, 186)  hsl(307, 24%, 67%)  Lilac
#96bf9b  rgb(150, 191, 155)  hsl(127, 24%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#babf96  rgb(186, 191, 150)  hsl(67, 24%, 67%)  Sage
#96babf  rgb(150, 186, 191)  hsl(187, 24%, 67%)  Pastel Blue