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#BB91C2

#bb91c2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bb91c2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 56.86% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.61% cyan, 25.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 28.65% saturation and 66.47% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3471

Complementary

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #98c291

Split complementary

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #b0c291
  3. #91c2a3

Analogous

  1. #a391c2
  2. #bb91c2
  3. #c291b0

Triadic

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #c2bb91
  3. #91c2bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #c29198
  3. #98c291
  4. #91c2bb

Square

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #c2a391
  3. #98c291
  4. #91b0c2

Monochromatic

  1. #704278
  2. #9d60a7
  3. #bb91c2
  4. #d9c2dd
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#bb91c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #a883af
  3. #96749b
  4. #836688
  5. #705774
  6. #5e4961
  7. #4b3a4e
  8. #382c3a
  9. #251d27
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb91c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #c29cc8
  3. #c9a7ce
  4. #cfb2d4
  5. #d6bdda
  6. #ddc8e1
  7. #e4d3e7
  8. #ebdeed
  9. #f1e9f3
  10. #f8f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb91c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb91c2
  2. #b58fbb
  3. #af8eb5
  4. #a98cae
  5. #a38aa8
  6. #9e89a1
  7. #98879a
  8. #928594
  9. #8c838d
  10. #868287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab9aae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c9cc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a1c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc96a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a198c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69bc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc94b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb91c2 {
  color: #bb91c2;
}
Background
.bg-bb91c2 {
  background-color: #bb91c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb91c2 {
  border: 2px solid #bb91c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb91c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 145 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 29% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb91c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb91c2, #c291b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb91c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 145 194 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.33 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.40 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.07 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.55 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.73 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.25 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.37 #446e3d Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Lilac
#bb91c2  rgb(187, 145, 194)  hsl(291, 29%, 66%)  Lilac
#98c291  rgb(152, 194, 145)  hsl(111, 29%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#c2bb91  rgb(194, 187, 145)  hsl(51, 29%, 66%)  Sage
#91c2bb  rgb(145, 194, 187)  hsl(171, 29%, 66%)  Opal