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#C19AA9

#c19aa9 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19aa9 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.39% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 12.44% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 336.92°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.32.

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Relative luminance0.3731

Complementary

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #9ac1b2

Split complementary

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #9ac19e
  3. #9abdc1

Analogous

  1. #c19abd
  2. #c19aa9
  3. #c19e9a

Triadic

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #a9c19a
  3. #9aa9c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #c1b29a
  3. #9ac1b2
  4. #9aa9c1

Square

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #bdc19a
  3. #9ac1b2
  4. #9e9ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #784a5c
  2. #a46b81
  3. #c19aa9
  4. #dec9d1
  5. #f7f2f4

Shades

#c19aa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #ae8b98
  3. #9a7b87
  4. #876c76
  5. #745c65
  6. #614d55
  7. #4d3e44
  8. #3a2e33
  9. #271f22
  10. #130f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19aa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #c7a4b2
  3. #cdaeba
  4. #d4b8c3
  5. #dac2cb
  6. #e0cdd4
  7. #e6d7dd
  8. #ece1e5
  9. #f3ebee
  10. #f9f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19aa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19aa9
  2. #bb97a5
  3. #b495a1
  4. #ae929d
  5. #a79099
  6. #a18d95
  7. #9a8a90
  8. #94888c
  9. #8d8588
  10. #878384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea1aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a7a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9ea9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a2a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c599a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19aa9 {
  color: #c19aa9;
}
Background
.bg-c19aa9 {
  background-color: #c19aa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19aa9 {
  border: 2px solid #c19aa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19aa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 154 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 337 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19aa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19aa9, #c19e9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19aa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 154 169 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.91 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.95 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.31 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.87 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.78 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.59 #3e6556 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19aa9  rgb(193, 154, 169)  hsl(337, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ac1b2  rgb(154, 193, 178)  hsl(157, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#a9c19a  rgb(169, 193, 154)  hsl(97, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9aa9c1  rgb(154, 169, 193)  hsl(217, 24%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder