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#C8A2CD

#c8a2cd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a2cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.44% cyan, 20.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 293.02°, with 30.07% saturation and 71.96% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.4253

Complementary

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #a7cda2

Split complementary

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #bdcda2
  3. #a2cdb2

Analogous

  1. #b2a2cd
  2. #c8a2cd
  3. #cda2bd

Triadic

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #cdc8a2
  3. #a2cdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #cda2a7
  3. #a7cda2
  4. #a2cdc8

Square

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #cdb2a2
  3. #a7cda2
  4. #a2bdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #844b8b
  2. #ab70b2
  3. #c8a2cd
  4. #e5d4e8
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#c8a2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #b492b9
  3. #a082a4
  4. #8c7190
  5. #78617b
  6. #645167
  7. #504152
  8. #3c313e
  9. #282029
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #ceabd2
  3. #d3b5d7
  4. #d9bedc
  5. #dec7e1
  6. #e4d1e6
  7. #e9daeb
  8. #efe3f0
  9. #f4ecf5
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a2cd
  2. #c19fc5
  3. #ba9bbe
  4. #b298b6
  5. #ab94ae
  6. #a491a7
  7. #9d8e9f
  8. #968a97
  9. #8e878f
  10. #878388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9aabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eaccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b0cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a8ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5abcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a4bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a2cd {
  color: #c8a2cd;
}
Background
.bg-c8a2cd {
  background-color: #c8a2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a2cd {
  border: 2px solid #c8a2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 30% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a2cd, #cda2bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 1.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.22 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.36 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.76 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.41 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.32 #375d32 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a2cd  rgb(200, 162, 205)  hsl(293, 30%, 72%)  Lilac
#a7cda2  rgb(167, 205, 162)  hsl(113, 30%, 72%)  Celadon
#cdc8a2  rgb(205, 200, 162)  hsl(53, 30%, 72%)  Sage
#a2cdc8  rgb(162, 205, 200)  hsl(173, 30%, 72%)  Opal