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#C997BA

#c997ba ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c997ba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 59.22% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.88% magenta, 7.46% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 318°, with 31.65% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.381

Complementary

  1. #c997ba
  2. #97c9a6

Split complementary

  1. #c997ba
  2. #a1c997
  3. #97c9bf

Analogous

  1. #bf97c9
  2. #c997ba
  3. #c997a1

Triadic

  1. #c997ba
  2. #bac997
  3. #97bac9

Tetradic

  1. #c997ba
  2. #c9a697
  3. #97c9a6
  4. #97bac9

Square

  1. #c997ba
  2. #c9bf97
  3. #97c9a6
  4. #97a1c9

Monochromatic

  1. #834470
  2. #af6599
  3. #c997ba
  4. #e3c9db
  5. #f8f2f6

Shades

#c997ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c997ba
  2. #b588a7
  3. #a17995
  4. #8d6a82
  5. #795b70
  6. #654c5d
  7. #503c4a
  8. #3c2d38
  9. #281e25
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c997ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c997ba
  2. #cea1c1
  3. #d4acc8
  4. #d9b6cf
  5. #dfc1d6
  6. #e4cbdd
  7. #e9d5e3
  8. #efe0ea
  9. #f4eaf1
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c997ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c997ba
  2. #c295b4
  3. #ba92ae
  4. #b390a9
  5. #ac8ea3
  6. #a58c9d
  7. #9d8997
  8. #968791
  9. #8f858c
  10. #878286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a9b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf98a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9dbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a2b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc98ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c997ba {
  color: #c997ba;
}
Background
.bg-c997ba {
  background-color: #c997ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c997ba {
  border: 2px solid #c997ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c997ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 151 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 32% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c997ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c997ba, #c997a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c997ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 151 186 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.36 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.81 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.14 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.68 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.83 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.92 #366845 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c997ba  rgb(201, 151, 186)  hsl(318, 32%, 69%)  Lilac
#97c9a6  rgb(151, 201, 166)  hsl(138, 32%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#bac997  rgb(186, 201, 151)  hsl(78, 32%, 69%)  Sage
#97bac9  rgb(151, 186, 201)  hsl(198, 32%, 69%)  Pastel Blue