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#C79ECD

#c79ecd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c79ecd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 61.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.93% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.34°, with 31.97% saturation and 71.18% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.41

Complementary

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #a4cd9e

Split complementary

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #bccd9e
  3. #9ecdb0

Analogous

  1. #b09ecd
  2. #c79ecd
  3. #cd9ebc

Triadic

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #cdc79e
  3. #9ecdc7

Tetradic

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #cd9ea4
  3. #a4cd9e
  4. #9ecdc7

Square

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #cdb09e
  3. #a4cd9e
  4. #9ebccd

Monochromatic

  1. #82478b
  2. #aa6cb3
  3. #c79ecd
  4. #e4d0e7
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#c79ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #b38eb9
  3. #9f7ea4
  4. #8b6f90
  5. #775f7b
  6. #644f67
  7. #503f52
  8. #3c2f3e
  9. #282029
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c79ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #cda8d2
  3. #d2b1d7
  4. #d8bbdc
  5. #ddc5e1
  6. #e3cfe6
  7. #e9d8eb
  8. #eee2f0
  9. #f4ecf5
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c79ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c79ecd
  2. #c09bc5
  3. #b998be
  4. #b295b6
  5. #ab92ae
  6. #a48fa7
  7. #9c8c9f
  8. #958997
  9. #8e868f
  10. #878388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a6ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa9cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3adcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea4ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a7cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8a1bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c79ecd {
  color: #c79ecd;
}
Background
.bg-c79ecd {
  background-color: #c79ecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c79ecd {
  border: 2px solid #c79ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c79ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 158 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c79ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c79ecd, #cd9ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c79ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 158 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.45 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.08 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.08 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.88 #386132 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Lilac
#c79ecd  rgb(199, 158, 205)  hsl(292, 32%, 71%)  Lilac
#a4cd9e  rgb(164, 205, 158)  hsl(112, 32%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#cdc79e  rgb(205, 199, 158)  hsl(52, 32%, 71%)  Sage
#9ecdc7  rgb(158, 205, 199)  hsl(172, 32%, 71%)  Opal