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#C8AABE

#c8aabe ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8aabe is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.67% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 21.43% saturation and 72.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.4475

Complementary

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #aac8b4

Split complementary

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #afc8aa
  3. #aac8c3

Analogous

  1. #c3aac8
  2. #c8aabe
  3. #c8aaaf

Triadic

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #bec8aa
  3. #aabec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #c8b4aa
  3. #aac8b4
  4. #aabec8

Square

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #c8c3aa
  3. #aac8b4
  4. #aaafc8

Monochromatic

  1. #845574
  2. #aa7c9a
  3. #c8aabe
  4. #e6d8e2
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#c8aabe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #b499ab
  3. #a08898
  4. #8c7785
  5. #786672
  6. #64555f
  7. #50444c
  8. #3c3339
  9. #282226
  10. #141113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8aabe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #ceb3c5
  3. #d3bbcb
  4. #d9c4d2
  5. #deccd8
  6. #e4d5df
  7. #e9dde5
  8. #efe6ec
  9. #f4eef2
  10. #faf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8aabe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8aabe
  2. #c1a6b8
  3. #baa2b2
  4. #b29dab
  5. #ab99a5
  6. #a4959f
  7. #9d9199
  8. #968d93
  9. #8e888c
  10. #878486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbafb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb0bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b4bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccabb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7aebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb0bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caaab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8aabe {
  color: #c8aabe;
}
Background
.bg-c8aabe {
  background-color: #c8aabe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8aabe {
  border: 2px solid #c8aabe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8aabe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 170 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 21% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8aabe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8aabe, #c8aaaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8aabe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 170 190 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.00 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.81 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.24 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.92 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.41 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.19 #375541 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c8aabe  rgb(200, 170, 190)  hsl(320, 21%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#aac8b4  rgb(170, 200, 180)  hsl(140, 21%, 73%)  Opal
#bec8aa  rgb(190, 200, 170)  hsl(80, 21%, 73%)  Sage
#aabec8  rgb(170, 190, 200)  hsl(200, 21%, 73%)  Pastel Blue