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#C19BAE

#c19bae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19bae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.69% magenta, 9.84% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.3784

Complementary

  1. #c19bae
  2. #9bc1ae

Split complementary

  1. #c19bae
  2. #9bc19b
  3. #9bc1c1

Analogous

  1. #c19bc1
  2. #c19bae
  3. #c19b9b

Triadic

  1. #c19bae
  2. #aec19b
  3. #9baec1

Tetradic

  1. #c19bae
  2. #c1ae9b
  3. #9bc1ae
  4. #9baec1

Square

  1. #c19bae
  2. #c1c19b
  3. #9bc1ae
  4. #9b9bc1

Monochromatic

  1. #784b62
  2. #a46c88
  3. #c19bae
  4. #decad4
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19bae
  2. #ae8c9d
  3. #9a7c8b
  4. #876d7a
  5. #745d68
  6. #614e57
  7. #4d3e46
  8. #3a2f34
  9. #271f23
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19bae
  2. #c7a5b6
  3. #cdafbe
  4. #d4b9c6
  5. #dac3ce
  6. #e0cdd7
  7. #e6d7df
  8. #ece1e7
  9. #f3ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19bae
  2. #bb98a9
  3. #b496a5
  4. #ae93a0
  5. #a7909c
  6. #a18e97
  7. #9a8b92
  8. #94888e
  9. #8d8589
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da2af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a8ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9fae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a3ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19bae {
  color: #c19bae;
}
Background
.bg-c19bae {
  background-color: #c19bae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19bae {
  border: 2px solid #c19bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 155 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19bae, #c19b9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 155 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.40 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.42 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.59 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.96 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.40 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.89 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.11 #3e6451 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19bae  rgb(193, 155, 174)  hsl(330, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bc1ae  rgb(155, 193, 174)  hsl(150, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#aec19b  rgb(174, 193, 155)  hsl(90, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9baec1  rgb(155, 174, 193)  hsl(210, 23%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue