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#C8A2BB

#c8a2bb ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a2bb is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 320.53°, with 25.68% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.4171

Complementary

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #a2c8af

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #a8c8a2
  3. #a2c8c2

Analogous

  1. #c2a2c8
  2. #c8a2bb
  3. #c8a2a8

Triadic

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #bbc8a2
  3. #a2bbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #c8afa2
  3. #a2c8af
  4. #a2bbc8

Square

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #c8c2a2
  3. #a2c8af
  4. #a2a8c8

Monochromatic

  1. #834e71
  2. #ac7298
  3. #c8a2bb
  4. #e4d2de
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#c8a2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #b492a8
  3. #a08296
  4. #8c7183
  5. #786170
  6. #64515e
  7. #50414b
  8. #3c3138
  9. #282025
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #ceabc2
  3. #d3b5c9
  4. #d9becf
  5. #dec7d6
  6. #e4d1dd
  7. #e9dae4
  8. #efe3eb
  9. #f4ecf1
  10. #faf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2bb
  2. #c19fb5
  3. #ba9baf
  4. #b298a9
  5. #ab94a3
  6. #a4919e
  7. #9d8e98
  8. #968a92
  9. #8e878c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3aabc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abafba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cda3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a7bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8aaba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cba2b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2bb {
  color: #c8a2bb;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2bb {
  background-color: #c8a2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2bb {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 26% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2bb, #c8a2a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.99 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.44 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.86 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.28 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.41 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.57 #375d44 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a2bb  rgb(200, 162, 187)  hsl(321, 26%, 71%)  Lilac
#a2c8af  rgb(162, 200, 175)  hsl(141, 26%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbc8a2  rgb(187, 200, 162)  hsl(81, 26%, 71%)  Sage
#a2bbc8  rgb(162, 187, 200)  hsl(201, 26%, 71%)  Pastel Blue