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#BFABCF

#bfabcf ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bfabcf is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.06% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 17.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 273.33°, with 27.27% saturation and 74.12% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4471

Complementary

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #bbcfab

Split complementary

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #cdcfab
  3. #abcfad

Analogous

  1. #adabcf
  2. #bfabcf
  3. #cfabcd

Triadic

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #cfbfab
  3. #abcfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #cfabbb
  3. #bbcfab
  4. #abcfbf

Square

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #cfadab
  3. #bbcfab
  4. #abcdcf

Monochromatic

  1. #74528f
  2. #9a7ab3
  3. #bfabcf
  4. #e4dceb
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#bfabcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #ac9aba
  3. #9989a6
  4. #867891
  5. #73677c
  6. #605668
  7. #4c4453
  8. #39333e
  9. #262229
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfabcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #c5b3d4
  3. #ccbcd9
  4. #d2c4dd
  5. #d9cde2
  6. #dfd5e7
  7. #e5ddec
  8. #ece6f1
  9. #f2eef5
  10. #f9f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfabcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfabcf
  2. #b9a7c7
  3. #b2a2bf
  4. #ac9eb7
  5. #a69aaf
  6. #a096a8
  7. #9991a0
  8. #938d98
  9. #8d8990
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8afbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b1d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab3ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdafb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0afd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beaec1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfabcf {
  color: #bfabcf;
}
Background
.bg-bfabcf {
  background-color: #bfabcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfabcf {
  border: 2px solid #bfabcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfabcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 171 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 27% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfabcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfabcf, #cfabcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfabcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 171 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.97 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.74 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.88 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.31 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.54 #405430 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bfabcf  rgb(191, 171, 207)  hsl(273, 27%, 74%)  Lilac
#bbcfab  rgb(187, 207, 171)  hsl(93, 27%, 74%)  Celadon
#cfbfab  rgb(207, 191, 171)  hsl(33, 27%, 74%)  Bone
#abcfbf  rgb(171, 207, 191)  hsl(153, 27%, 74%)  Opal