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#B98AAA

#b98aaa ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b98aaa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.41% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 319.15°, with 25.13% saturation and 63.33% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 7.38.

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Relative luminance0.3139

Complementary

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #8ab999

Split complementary

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #92b98a
  3. #8ab9b0

Analogous

  1. #b08ab9
  2. #b98aaa
  3. #b98a92

Triadic

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #aab98a
  3. #8aaab9

Tetradic

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #b9998a
  3. #8ab999
  4. #8aaab9

Square

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #b9b08a
  3. #8ab999
  4. #8a92b9

Monochromatic

  1. #6a405d
  2. #9a5c86
  3. #b98aaa
  4. #d6bacd
  5. #f2eaf0

Shades

#b98aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #a77c99
  3. #946e88
  4. #826177
  5. #6f5366
  6. #5d4555
  7. #4a3744
  8. #382933
  9. #251c22
  10. #130e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b98aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #c096b3
  3. #c7a1bb
  4. #ceadc4
  5. #d5b9cc
  6. #dcc5d5
  7. #e3d0dd
  8. #eadce6
  9. #f1e8ee
  10. #f8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b98aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b98aaa
  2. #b389a6
  3. #ae88a2
  4. #a8879d
  5. #a28699
  6. #9d8595
  7. #978491
  8. #91838d
  9. #8b8288
  10. #868184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a693a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b94ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969ba9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be8b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a090ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a594a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc8b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b98aaa {
  color: #b98aaa;
}
Background
.bg-b98aaa {
  background-color: #b98aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b98aaa {
  border: 2px solid #b98aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b98aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 25% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b98aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b98aaa, #b98a92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b98aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.38 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.24 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.86 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.13 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.55 #467555 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b98aaa  rgb(185, 138, 170)  hsl(319, 25%, 63%)  Lilac
#8ab999  rgb(138, 185, 153)  hsl(139, 25%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#aab98a  rgb(170, 185, 138)  hsl(79, 25%, 63%)  Olivine
#8aaab9  rgb(138, 170, 185)  hsl(199, 25%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue