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#C8A2BF

#c8a2bf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a2bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 314.21°, with 25.68% saturation and 70.98% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.4188

Complementary

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #a2c8ab

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #acc8a2
  3. #a2c8be

Analogous

  1. #bea2c8
  2. #c8a2bf
  3. #c8a2ac

Triadic

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #bfc8a2
  3. #a2bfc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #c8aba2
  3. #a2c8ab
  4. #a2bfc8

Square

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #c8bea2
  3. #a2c8ab
  4. #a2acc8

Monochromatic

  1. #834e77
  2. #ac729e
  3. #c8a2bf
  4. #e4d2e0
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#c8a2bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #b492ac
  3. #a08299
  4. #8c7186
  5. #786173
  6. #645160
  7. #50414c
  8. #3c3139
  9. #282026
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #ceabc5
  3. #d3b5cc
  4. #d9bed2
  5. #dec7d9
  6. #e4d1df
  7. #e9dae5
  8. #efe3ec
  9. #f4ecf2
  10. #faf6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2bf
  2. #c19fb9
  3. #ba9bb2
  4. #b298ac
  5. #ab94a6
  6. #a491a0
  7. #9d8e99
  8. #968a93
  9. #8e878d
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a9b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaafbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a7c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7aabe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caa3b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2bf {
  color: #c8a2bf;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2bf {
  background-color: #c8a2bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2bf {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 26% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2bf, #c8a2ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.54 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.79 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.19 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.32 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.59 #375d40 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a2bf  rgb(200, 162, 191)  hsl(314, 26%, 71%)  Lilac
#a2c8ab  rgb(162, 200, 171)  hsl(134, 26%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfc8a2  rgb(191, 200, 162)  hsl(74, 26%, 71%)  Sage
#a2bfc8  rgb(162, 191, 200)  hsl(194, 26%, 71%)  Pastel Blue