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#C8AECF

#c8aecf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8aecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.38% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 287.27°, with 25.58% saturation and 74.71% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #b5cfae

Split complementary

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #c6cfae
  3. #aecfb8

Analogous

  1. #b8aecf
  2. #c8aecf
  3. #cfaec6

Triadic

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #cfc8ae
  3. #aecfc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #cfaeb5
  3. #b5cfae
  4. #aecfc8

Square

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #cfb8ae
  3. #b5cfae
  4. #aec6cf

Monochromatic

  1. #83558f
  2. #a77eb3
  3. #c8aecf
  4. #e9deeb
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#c8aecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #b49dba
  3. #a08ba6
  4. #8c7a91
  5. #78687c
  6. #645768
  7. #504653
  8. #3c343e
  9. #282329
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8aecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #ceb6d4
  3. #d3bed9
  4. #d9c6dd
  5. #decee2
  6. #e4d7e7
  7. #e9dfec
  8. #efe7f1
  9. #f4eff5
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8aecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8aecf
  2. #c1a9c7
  3. #baa5bf
  4. #b2a0b7
  5. #ab9caf
  6. #a497a8
  7. #9d92a0
  8. #968e98
  9. #8e8990
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abb5d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b7ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b1b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b2d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab4ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b0c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8aecf {
  color: #c8aecf;
}
Background
.bg-c8aecf {
  background-color: #c8aecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8aecf {
  border: 2px solid #c8aecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8aecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 174 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 26% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8aecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8aecf, #cfaec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8aecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 174 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.94 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.38 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.63 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.15 #375130 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8aecf  rgb(200, 174, 207)  hsl(287, 26%, 75%)  Lilac
#b5cfae  rgb(181, 207, 174)  hsl(107, 26%, 75%)  Celadon
#cfc8ae  rgb(207, 200, 174)  hsl(47, 26%, 75%)  Bone
#aecfc8  rgb(174, 207, 200)  hsl(167, 26%, 75%)  Opal