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#C8BBCD

#c8bbcd ≈ Languid Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8bbcd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.44% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 283.33°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.5223

Complementary

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #c0cdbb

Split complementary

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #c9cdbb
  3. #bbcdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbbcd
  2. #c8bbcd
  3. #cdbbc9

Triadic

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #cdc8bb
  3. #bbcdc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #cdbbc0
  3. #c0cdbb
  4. #bbcdc8

Square

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #cdbfbb
  3. #c0cdbb
  4. #bbc9cd

Monochromatic

  1. #80658a
  2. #a48fad
  3. #c8bbcd
  4. #ece7ed
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#c8bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #b4a8b9
  3. #a096a4
  4. #8c8390
  5. #78707b
  6. #645e67
  7. #504b52
  8. #3c383e
  9. #282529
  10. #141315
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #cec2d2
  3. #d3c9d7
  4. #d9cfdc
  5. #ded6e1
  6. #e4dde6
  7. #e9e4eb
  8. #efebf0
  9. #f4f1f5
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bbcd
  2. #c1b5c5
  3. #baafbe
  4. #b2a9b6
  5. #aba3ae
  6. #a49ea7
  7. #9d989f
  8. #969297
  9. #8e8c8f
  10. #878688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc0cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbdce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1becd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bcc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bbcd {
  color: #c8bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-c8bbcd {
  background-color: #c8bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #c8bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bbcd, #cdbbc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 3.75 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.94 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.05 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.80 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.59 #374432 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c8bbcd  rgb(200, 187, 205)  hsl(283, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c0cdbb  rgb(192, 205, 187)  hsl(103, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cdc8bb  rgb(205, 200, 187)  hsl(43, 15%, 77%)  Bone
#bbcdc8  rgb(187, 205, 200)  hsl(163, 15%, 77%)  Opal