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#C19BAC

#c19bac ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19bac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.69% magenta, 10.88% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 333.16°, 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.3776

Complementary

  1. #c19bac
  2. #9bc1b0

Split complementary

  1. #c19bac
  2. #9bc19d
  3. #9bbfc1

Analogous

  1. #c19bbf
  2. #c19bac
  3. #c19d9b

Triadic

  1. #c19bac
  2. #acc19b
  3. #9bacc1

Tetradic

  1. #c19bac
  2. #c1b09b
  3. #9bc1b0
  4. #9bacc1

Square

  1. #c19bac
  2. #bfc19b
  3. #9bc1b0
  4. #9d9bc1

Monochromatic

  1. #784b5f
  2. #a46c85
  3. #c19bac
  4. #decad3
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19bac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19bac
  2. #ae8c9b
  3. #9a7c8a
  4. #876d78
  5. #745d67
  6. #614e56
  7. #4d3e45
  8. #3a2f34
  9. #271f22
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19bac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19bac
  2. #c7a5b4
  3. #cdafbd
  4. #d4b9c5
  5. #dac3cd
  6. #e0cdd6
  7. #e6d7de
  8. #ece1e6
  9. #f3ebee
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19bac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19bac
  2. #bb98a8
  3. #b496a3
  4. #ae939f
  5. #a7909a
  6. #a18e96
  7. #9a8b92
  8. #94888d
  9. #8d8589
  10. #878384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea2ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a8ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a3ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19bac {
  color: #c19bac;
}
Background
.bg-c19bac {
  background-color: #c19bac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19bac {
  border: 2px solid #c19bac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19bac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 155 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 333 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19bac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19bac, #c19d9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19bac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 155 172 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.70 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.63 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.08 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.77 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.78 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.35 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.82 #3e6453 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19bac  rgb(193, 155, 172)  hsl(333, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bc1b0  rgb(155, 193, 176)  hsl(153, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#acc19b  rgb(172, 193, 155)  hsl(93, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9bacc1  rgb(155, 172, 193)  hsl(213, 23%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder