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#BD99BC

#bd99bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bd99bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 301.67°, with 21.43% saturation and 67.06% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3723

Complementary

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #99bd9a

Split complementary

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #aabd99
  3. #99bdac

Analogous

  1. #ac99bd
  2. #bd99bc
  3. #bd99aa

Triadic

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #bcbd99
  3. #99bcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #bd9a99
  3. #99bd9a
  4. #99bcbd

Square

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #bdac99
  3. #99bd9a
  4. #99aabd

Monochromatic

  1. #734a72
  2. #9f6b9d
  3. #bd99bc
  4. #dbc7db
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#bd99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #aa8aa9
  3. #977a96
  4. #846b84
  5. #715c71
  6. #5f4d5e
  7. #4c3d4b
  8. #392e38
  9. #261f26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #c4a3c3
  3. #caadc9
  4. #d1b8d0
  5. #d7c2d7
  6. #deccde
  7. #e5d6e4
  8. #ebe0eb
  9. #f2ebf2
  10. #f8f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd99bc
  2. #b797b6
  3. #b194b0
  4. #ab92aa
  5. #a58fa4
  6. #9f8d9e
  7. #988a98
  8. #928892
  9. #8c858c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a1bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa6bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c09ca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca1bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf9baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd99bc {
  color: #bd99bc;
}
Background
.bg-bd99bc {
  background-color: #bd99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bd99bc {
  border: 2px solid #bd99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 302 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd99bc, #bd99aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.93 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.02 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.06 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.30 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.96 #426643 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bd99bc  rgb(189, 153, 188)  hsl(302, 21%, 67%)  Lilac
#99bd9a  rgb(153, 189, 154)  hsl(122, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcbd99  rgb(188, 189, 153)  hsl(62, 21%, 67%)  Sage
#99bcbd  rgb(153, 188, 189)  hsl(182, 21%, 67%)  Opal