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#C8AECB

#c8aecb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8aecb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 68.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.48% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 293.79°, with 21.8% saturation and 73.92% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.4686

Complementary

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #b1cbae

Split complementary

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #bfcbae
  3. #aecbb9

Analogous

  1. #b9aecb
  2. #c8aecb
  3. #cbaebf

Triadic

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #cbc8ae
  3. #aecbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #cbaeb1
  3. #b1cbae
  4. #aecbc8

Square

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #cbb9ae
  3. #b1cbae
  4. #aebfcb

Monochromatic

  1. #835888
  2. #a87fad
  3. #c8aecb
  4. #e8dde9
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#c8aecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #b49db7
  3. #a08ba2
  4. #8c7a8e
  5. #78687a
  6. #645766
  7. #504651
  8. #3c343d
  9. #282329
  10. #141114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8aecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #ceb6d0
  3. #d3bed5
  4. #d9c6db
  5. #decee0
  6. #e4d7e5
  7. #e9dfea
  8. #efe7ef
  9. #f4eff5
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8aecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8aecb
  2. #c1a9c4
  3. #baa5bc
  4. #b2a0b5
  5. #ab9cad
  6. #a497a6
  7. #9d929e
  8. #968e97
  9. #8e898f
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b7ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b0b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b2cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9afc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8aecb {
  color: #c8aecb;
}
Background
.bg-c8aecb {
  background-color: #c8aecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8aecb {
  border: 2px solid #c8aecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8aecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 174 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 22% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8aecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8aecb, #cbaebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8aecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 174 203 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.42 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.50 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.48 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.45 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.48 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.40 #375134 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8aecb  rgb(200, 174, 203)  hsl(294, 22%, 74%)  Lilac
#b1cbae  rgb(177, 203, 174)  hsl(114, 22%, 74%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbc8ae  rgb(203, 200, 174)  hsl(54, 22%, 74%)  Bone
#aecbc8  rgb(174, 203, 200)  hsl(174, 22%, 74%)  Opal