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#C19BA8

#c19ba8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19ba8 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.78% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.69% magenta, 12.95% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 339.47°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.5.

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Relative luminance0.3761

Complementary

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #9bc1b4

Split complementary

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #9bc1a1
  3. #9bbbc1

Analogous

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #c19ba8
  3. #c1a19b

Triadic

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #a8c19b
  3. #9ba8c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #c1b49b
  3. #9bc1b4
  4. #9ba8c1

Square

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #bbc19b
  3. #9bc1b4
  4. #a19bc1

Monochromatic

  1. #784b5a
  2. #a46c7f
  3. #c19ba8
  4. #decad1
  5. #f7f2f4

Shades

#c19ba8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #ae8c97
  3. #9a7c86
  4. #876d76
  5. #745d65
  6. #614e54
  7. #4d3e43
  8. #3a2f32
  9. #271f22
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19ba8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #c7a5b1
  3. #cdafb9
  4. #d4b9c2
  5. #dac3cb
  6. #e0cdd4
  7. #e6d7dc
  8. #ece1e5
  9. #f3ebee
  10. #f9f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19ba8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19ba8
  2. #bb98a4
  3. #b496a0
  4. #ae939c
  5. #a79098
  6. #a18e94
  7. #9a8b90
  8. #94888c
  9. #8d8588
  10. #878384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa1a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a7a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89a9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9fa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a3a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19ba8 {
  color: #c19ba8;
}
Background
.bg-c19ba8 {
  background-color: #c19ba8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19ba8 {
  border: 2px solid #c19ba8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19ba8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 155 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19ba8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19ba8, #c1a19b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19ba8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 155 168 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.50 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.90 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.60 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.32 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.43 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.90 #3e6457 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19ba8  rgb(193, 155, 168)  hsl(339, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bc1b4  rgb(155, 193, 180)  hsl(159, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#a8c19b  rgb(168, 193, 155)  hsl(99, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9ba8c1  rgb(155, 168, 193)  hsl(219, 23%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder