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#C19BCB

#c19bcb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c19bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.93% cyan, 23.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 287.5°, with 31.58% saturation and 70.2% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.3909

Complementary

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #a5cb9b

Split complementary

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #bdcb9b
  3. #9bcba9

Analogous

  1. #a99bcb
  2. #c19bcb
  3. #cb9bbd

Triadic

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #cbc19b
  3. #9bcbc1

Tetradic

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #cb9ba5
  3. #a5cb9b
  4. #9bcbc1

Square

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #cba99b
  3. #a5cb9b
  4. #9bbdcb

Monochromatic

  1. #794687
  2. #a269b1
  3. #c19bcb
  4. #e0cde5
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#c19bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #ae8cb7
  3. #9a7ca2
  4. #876d8e
  5. #745d7a
  6. #614e66
  7. #4d3e51
  8. #3a2f3d
  9. #271f29
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #c7a5d0
  3. #cdafd5
  4. #d4b9db
  5. #dac3e0
  6. #e0cde5
  7. #e6d7ea
  8. #ece1ef
  9. #f3ebf5
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19bcb
  2. #bb98c4
  3. #b496bc
  4. #ae93b5
  5. #a790ad
  6. #a18ea6
  7. #9a8b9e
  8. #948897
  9. #8d858f
  10. #878388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a3b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96a5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea9c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2a0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a1cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19bcb {
  color: #c19bcb;
}
Background
.bg-c19bcb {
  background-color: #c19bcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19bcb {
  border: 2px solid #c19bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 155 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19bcb, #cb9bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 155 203 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.65 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.85 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.51 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.90 #3e6434 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c19bcb  rgb(193, 155, 203)  hsl(288, 32%, 70%)  Lilac
#a5cb9b  rgb(165, 203, 155)  hsl(108, 32%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbc19b  rgb(203, 193, 155)  hsl(48, 32%, 70%)  Sage
#9bcbc1  rgb(155, 203, 193)  hsl(168, 32%, 70%)  Opal