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#C8A4CD

#c8a4cd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a4cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.44% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 292.68°, with 29.08% saturation and 72.35% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.4324

Complementary

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #a9cda4

Split complementary

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #bdcda4
  3. #a4cdb3

Analogous

  1. #b3a4cd
  2. #c8a4cd
  3. #cda4bd

Triadic

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #cdc8a4
  3. #a4cdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #cda4a9
  3. #a9cda4
  4. #a4cdc8

Square

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #cdb3a4
  3. #a9cda4
  4. #a4bdcd

Monochromatic

  1. #844d8b
  2. #aa73b2
  3. #c8a4cd
  4. #e6d5e8
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#c8a4cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #b494b9
  3. #a083a4
  4. #8c7390
  5. #78627b
  6. #645267
  7. #504252
  8. #3c313e
  9. #282129
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a4cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #ceadd2
  3. #d3b6d7
  4. #d9bfdc
  5. #dec8e1
  6. #e4d2e6
  7. #e9dbeb
  8. #efe4f0
  9. #f4edf5
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a4cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a4cd
  2. #c1a0c5
  3. #ba9dbe
  4. #b299b6
  5. #ab96ae
  6. #a492a7
  7. #9d8e9f
  8. #968b97
  9. #8e878f
  10. #878488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baabbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0adcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b1cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa8b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6accc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a6bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a4cd {
  color: #c8a4cd;
}
Background
.bg-c8a4cd {
  background-color: #c8a4cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a4cd {
  border: 2px solid #c8a4cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a4cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 164 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a4cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a4cd, #cda4bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a4cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 164 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 1.23 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.69 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.97 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.09 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.61 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.00 #375b32 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a4cd  rgb(200, 164, 205)  hsl(293, 29%, 72%)  Lilac
#a9cda4  rgb(169, 205, 164)  hsl(113, 29%, 72%)  Celadon
#cdc8a4  rgb(205, 200, 164)  hsl(53, 29%, 72%)  Sage
#a4cdc8  rgb(164, 205, 200)  hsl(173, 29%, 72%)  Opal