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#C697C8

#c697c8 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c697c8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 59.22% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1% cyan, 24.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 297.55°, with 30.82% saturation and 68.82% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3831

Complementary

  1. #c697c8
  2. #99c897

Split complementary

  1. #c697c8
  2. #b1c897
  3. #97c8ad

Analogous

  1. #ad97c8
  2. #c697c8
  3. #c897b1

Triadic

  1. #c697c8
  2. #c8c697
  3. #97c8c6

Tetradic

  1. #c697c8
  2. #c89799
  3. #99c897
  4. #97c8c6

Square

  1. #c697c8
  2. #c8ad97
  3. #99c897
  4. #97b1c8

Monochromatic

  1. #7f4482
  2. #ab65ae
  3. #c697c8
  4. #e1c9e2
  5. #f8f2f8

Shades

#c697c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c697c8
  2. #b288b4
  3. #9e79a0
  4. #8b6a8c
  5. #775b78
  6. #634c64
  7. #4f3c50
  8. #3b2d3c
  9. #281e28
  10. #140f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c697c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c697c8
  2. #cca1ce
  3. #d1acd3
  4. #d7b6d9
  5. #ddc1de
  6. #e3cbe4
  7. #e8d5e9
  8. #eee0ef
  9. #f4eaf4
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c697c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c697c8
  2. #bf95c1
  3. #b892ba
  4. #b190b2
  5. #aa8eab
  6. #a38ca4
  7. #9c899d
  8. #958796
  9. #8e858e
  10. #878287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93a3ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea8c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c99ba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9ec9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa2c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89ab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c697c8 {
  color: #c697c8;
}
Background
.bg-c697c8 {
  background-color: #c697c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c697c8 {
  border: 2px solid #c697c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c697c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 151 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 31% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c697c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c697c8, #c897b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c697c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 151 200 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.79 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.33 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.90 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.78 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.20 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.97 #396837 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c697c8  rgb(198, 151, 200)  hsl(298, 31%, 69%)  Lilac
#99c897  rgb(153, 200, 151)  hsl(118, 31%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#c8c697  rgb(200, 198, 151)  hsl(58, 31%, 69%)  Sage
#97c8c6  rgb(151, 200, 198)  hsl(178, 31%, 69%)  Opal