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#C19BBB

#c19bbb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c19bbb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.78% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.69% magenta, 3.11% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 309.47°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.3837

Complementary

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #9bc1a1

Split complementary

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #a8c19b
  3. #9bc1b4

Analogous

  1. #b49bc1
  2. #c19bbb
  3. #c19ba8

Triadic

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #bbc19b
  3. #9bbbc1

Tetradic

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #c1a19b
  3. #9bc1a1
  4. #9bbbc1

Square

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #c1b49b
  3. #9bc1a1
  4. #9ba8c1

Monochromatic

  1. #784b71
  2. #a46c9b
  3. #c19bbb
  4. #decadb
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#c19bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #ae8ca8
  3. #9a7c96
  4. #876d83
  5. #745d70
  6. #614e5e
  7. #4d3e4b
  8. #3a2f38
  9. #271f25
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #c7a5c2
  3. #cdafc9
  4. #d4b9cf
  5. #dac3d6
  6. #e0cddd
  7. #e6d7e4
  8. #ece1eb
  9. #f3ebf1
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19bbb
  2. #bb98b5
  3. #b496af
  4. #ae93a9
  5. #a790a3
  6. #a18e9e
  7. #9a8b98
  8. #948892
  9. #8d858c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a2af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a8ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba0bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a3ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c39caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19bbb {
  color: #c19bbb;
}
Background
.bg-c19bbb {
  background-color: #c19bbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19bbb {
  border: 2px solid #c19bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 155 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19bbb, #c19ba8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 155 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.78 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.27 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.71 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.73 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.20 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.65 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.15 #3e6444 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c19bbb  rgb(193, 155, 187)  hsl(309, 23%, 68%)  Lilac
#9bc1a1  rgb(155, 193, 161)  hsl(129, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbc19b  rgb(187, 193, 155)  hsl(69, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9bbbc1  rgb(155, 187, 193)  hsl(189, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue