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#BFA6CB

#bfa6cb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfa6cb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.1% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 18.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 280.54°, with 26.24% saturation and 72.35% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.4266

Complementary

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #b2cba6

Split complementary

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #c4cba6
  3. #a6cbac

Analogous

  1. #aca6cb
  2. #bfa6cb
  3. #cba6c4

Triadic

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #cbbfa6
  3. #a6cbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #cba6b2
  3. #b2cba6
  4. #a6cbbf

Square

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #cbaca6
  3. #b2cba6
  4. #a6c4cb

Monochromatic

  1. #765088
  2. #9c76af
  3. #bfa6cb
  4. #e2d6e7
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#bfa6cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #ac95b7
  3. #9985a2
  4. #86748e
  5. #73647a
  6. #605366
  7. #4c4251
  8. #39323d
  9. #262129
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa6cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #c5afd0
  3. #ccb8d5
  4. #d2c1db
  5. #d9cae0
  6. #dfd3e5
  7. #e5dbea
  8. #ece4ef
  9. #f2edf5
  10. #f9f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa6cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa6cb
  2. #b9a2c4
  3. #b29ebc
  4. #ac9bb5
  5. #a697ad
  6. #a093a6
  7. #998f9e
  8. #938b97
  9. #8d888f
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5abbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1adcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6afca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfaab2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaacc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1acca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfa8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa6cb {
  color: #bfa6cb;
}
Background
.bg-bfa6cb {
  background-color: #bfa6cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa6cb {
  border: 2px solid #bfa6cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa6cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 166 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa6cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa6cb, #cba6c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa6cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 166 203 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.38 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.47 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.36 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.66 #405934 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Lilac
#bfa6cb  rgb(191, 166, 203)  hsl(281, 26%, 72%)  Lilac
#b2cba6  rgb(178, 203, 166)  hsl(101, 26%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbbfa6  rgb(203, 191, 166)  hsl(41, 26%, 72%)  Bone
#a6cbbf  rgb(166, 203, 191)  hsl(161, 26%, 72%)  Opal