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#c8a2c8 Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a2c8 (Lilac) 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA).

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Relative luminance0.4229

Complementary

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #a2c8a2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #b5c8a2
  3. #a2c8b5

Analogous

  1. #b5a2c8
  2. #c8a2c8
  3. #c8a2b5

Triadic

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #c8c8a2
  3. #a2c8c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #c8a2a2
  3. #a2c8a2
  4. #a2c8c8

Square

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #c8b5a2
  3. #a2c8a2
  4. #a2b5c8

Monochromatic

  1. #834e83
  2. #ac72ac
  3. #c8a2c8
  4. #e4d2e4
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#c8a2c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #b492b4
  3. #a082a0
  4. #8c718c
  5. #786178
  6. #645164
  7. #504150
  8. #3c313c
  9. #282028
  10. #141014
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #ceabce
  3. #d3b5d3
  4. #d9bed9
  5. #dec7de
  6. #e4d1e4
  7. #e9dae9
  8. #efe3ef
  9. #f4ecf4
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2c8
  2. #c19fc1
  3. #ba9bba
  4. #b298b2
  5. #ab94ab
  6. #a491a4
  7. #9d8e9d
  8. #968a96
  9. #8e878e
  10. #878387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0abca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b0c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba5af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a8c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6aac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caa4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2c8 {
  color: #c8a2c8;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2c8 {
  background-color: #c8a2c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2c8 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 26% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2c8, #c8a2b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 200 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.64 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.53 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.48 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.64 #375d37 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a2c8  rgb(200, 162, 200)  hsl(300, 26%, 71%)  Lilac
#a2c8a2  rgb(162, 200, 162)  hsl(120, 26%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#c8c8a2  rgb(200, 200, 162)  hsl(60, 26%, 71%)  Sage
#a2c8c8  rgb(162, 200, 200)  hsl(180, 26%, 71%)  Opal