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#B997BA

#b997ba ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b997ba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 59.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.54% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 298.29°, with 20.23% saturation and 66.08% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3599

Complementary

  1. #b997ba
  2. #98ba97

Split complementary

  1. #b997ba
  2. #aaba97
  3. #97baa8

Analogous

  1. #a897ba
  2. #b997ba
  3. #ba97aa

Triadic

  1. #b997ba
  2. #bab997
  3. #97bab9

Tetradic

  1. #b997ba
  2. #ba9798
  3. #98ba97
  4. #97bab9

Square

  1. #b997ba
  2. #baa897
  3. #98ba97
  4. #97aaba

Monochromatic

  1. #6e496f
  2. #9a699b
  3. #b997ba
  4. #d8c5d9
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#b997ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b997ba
  2. #a788a7
  3. #947995
  4. #826a82
  5. #6f5b70
  6. #5d4c5d
  7. #4a3c4a
  8. #382d38
  9. #251e25
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#b997ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b997ba
  2. #c0a1c1
  3. #c7acc8
  4. #ceb6cf
  5. #d5c1d6
  6. #dccbdd
  7. #e3d5e3
  8. #eae0ea
  9. #f1eaf1
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b997ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b997ba
  2. #b395b4
  3. #ae92ae
  4. #a890a9
  5. #a28ea3
  6. #9d8c9d
  7. #978997
  8. #918791
  9. #8b858c
  10. #868286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959fbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca3b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49cbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba99ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b997ba {
  color: #b997ba;
}
Background
.bg-b997ba {
  background-color: #b997ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b997ba {
  border: 2px solid #b997ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b997ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 151 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 20% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b997ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b997ba, #ba97aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b997ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 151 186 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.71 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.28 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.66 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.88 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.19 #466845 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#b997ba  rgb(185, 151, 186)  hsl(298, 20%, 66%)  Lilac
#98ba97  rgb(152, 186, 151)  hsl(118, 20%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#bab997  rgb(186, 185, 151)  hsl(58, 20%, 66%)  Sage
#97bab9  rgb(151, 186, 185)  hsl(178, 20%, 66%)  Opal