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#C19FAA

#c19faa ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19faa is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 62.35% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.62% magenta, 11.92% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 340.59°, with 21.52% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.21.

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Relative luminance0.3904

Complementary

  1. #c19faa
  2. #9fc1b6

Split complementary

  1. #c19faa
  2. #9fc1a5
  3. #9fbbc1

Analogous

  1. #c19fbb
  2. #c19faa
  3. #c1a59f

Triadic

  1. #c19faa
  2. #aac19f
  3. #9faac1

Tetradic

  1. #c19faa
  2. #c1b69f
  3. #9fc1b6
  4. #9faac1

Square

  1. #c19faa
  2. #bbc19f
  3. #9fc1b6
  4. #a59fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #794e5c
  2. #a37181
  3. #c19faa
  4. #dfcdd3
  5. #f7f3f4

Shades

#c19faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19faa
  2. #ae8f99
  3. #9a7f88
  4. #876f77
  5. #745f66
  6. #615055
  7. #4d4044
  8. #3a3033
  9. #272022
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19faa
  2. #c7a9b3
  3. #cdb2bb
  4. #d4bcc4
  5. #dac5cc
  6. #e0cfd5
  7. #e6d9dd
  8. #ece2e6
  9. #f3ecee
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19faa
  2. #bb9ca6
  3. #b499a2
  4. #ae969d
  5. #a79399
  6. #a19095
  7. #9a8c91
  8. #94898d
  9. #8d8688
  10. #878384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3a4aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaaaa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a2aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a6aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19faa {
  color: #c19faa;
}
Background
.bg-c19faa {
  background-color: #c19faa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19faa {
  border: 2px solid #c19faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 159 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19faa, #c1a59f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 159 170 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.50 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.95 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.40 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.23 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.84 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.02 #3e6055 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19faa  rgb(193, 159, 170)  hsl(341, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9fc1b6  rgb(159, 193, 182)  hsl(161, 22%, 69%)  Opal
#aac19f  rgb(170, 193, 159)  hsl(101, 22%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#9faac1  rgb(159, 170, 193)  hsl(221, 22%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder