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#C8A8CD

#c8a8cd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a8cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.44% cyan, 18.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291.89°, with 27.01% saturation and 73.14% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.4469

Complementary

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #adcda8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #c0cda8
  3. #a8cdb6

Analogous

  1. #b6a8cd
  2. #c8a8cd
  3. #cda8c0

Triadic

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #cdc8a8
  3. #a8cdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #cda8ad
  3. #adcda8
  4. #a8cdc8

Square

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #cdb6a8
  3. #adcda8
  4. #a8c0cd

Monochromatic

  1. #84508c
  2. #a977b1
  3. #c8a8cd
  4. #e7d9e9
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#c8a8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #b497b9
  3. #a086a4
  4. #8c7690
  5. #78657b
  6. #645467
  7. #504352
  8. #3c323e
  9. #282229
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #ceb1d2
  3. #d3b9d7
  4. #d9c2dc
  5. #decbe1
  6. #e4d4e6
  7. #e9dceb
  8. #efe5f0
  9. #f4eef5
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a8cd
  2. #c1a4c5
  3. #baa0be
  4. #b29cb6
  5. #ab98ae
  6. #a494a7
  7. #9d909f
  8. #968c97
  9. #8e888f
  10. #878488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbaebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b0cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb4cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9abb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4adce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8afcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9aabf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a8cd {
  color: #c8a8cd;
}
Background
.bg-c8a8cd {
  background-color: #c8a8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a8cd {
  border: 2px solid #c8a8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 168 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 27% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a8cd, #cda8c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 168 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 1.94 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.84 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.28 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.94 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.42 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.18 #375732 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a8cd  rgb(200, 168, 205)  hsl(292, 27%, 73%)  Lilac
#adcda8  rgb(173, 205, 168)  hsl(112, 27%, 73%)  Celadon
#cdc8a8  rgb(205, 200, 168)  hsl(52, 27%, 73%)  Sage
#a8cdc8  rgb(168, 205, 200)  hsl(172, 27%, 73%)  Opal