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#C99BC2

#c99bc2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c99bc2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 60.78% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.89% magenta, 3.48% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 309.13°, with 29.87% saturation and 69.8% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3976

Complementary

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #9bc9a2

Split complementary

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #abc99b
  3. #9bc9b9

Analogous

  1. #b99bc9
  2. #c99bc2
  3. #c99bab

Triadic

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #c2c99b
  3. #9bc2c9

Tetradic

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #c9a29b
  3. #9bc9a2
  4. #9bc2c9

Square

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #c9b99b
  3. #9bc9a2
  4. #9babc9

Monochromatic

  1. #84477b
  2. #ae69a4
  3. #c99bc2
  4. #e4cde0
  5. #f8f2f7

Shades

#c99bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #b58caf
  3. #a17c9b
  4. #8d6d88
  5. #795d74
  6. #654e61
  7. #503e4e
  8. #3c2f3a
  9. #281f27
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #cea5c8
  3. #d4afce
  4. #d9b9d4
  5. #dfc3da
  6. #e4cde1
  7. #e9d7e7
  8. #efe1ed
  9. #f4ebf3
  10. #faf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99bc2
  2. #c298bb
  3. #ba96b5
  4. #b393ae
  5. #ac90a8
  6. #a58ea1
  7. #9d8b9a
  8. #968894
  9. #8f858d
  10. #878387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a4b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa5c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4abc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9da8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa1c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a5c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc9cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99bc2 {
  color: #c99bc2;
}
Background
.bg-c99bc2 {
  background-color: #c99bc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #c99bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 155 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 30% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99bc2, #c99bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 155 194 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.32 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.98 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.31 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.03 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.16 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.35 #36643d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c99bc2  rgb(201, 155, 194)  hsl(309, 30%, 70%)  Lilac
#9bc9a2  rgb(155, 201, 162)  hsl(129, 30%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c2c99b  rgb(194, 201, 155)  hsl(69, 30%, 70%)  Sage
#9bc2c9  rgb(155, 194, 201)  hsl(189, 30%, 70%)  Pastel Blue