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#CB99BC

#cb99bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cb99bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.63% magenta, 7.39% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 318°, with 32.47% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3911

Complementary

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #99cba8

Split complementary

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #a3cb99
  3. #99cbc1

Analogous

  1. #c199cb
  2. #cb99bc
  3. #cb99a3

Triadic

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #bccb99
  3. #99bccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #cba899
  3. #99cba8
  4. #99bccb

Square

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #cbc199
  3. #99cba8
  4. #99a3cb

Monochromatic

  1. #864573
  2. #b1669b
  3. #cb99bc
  4. #e5ccdd
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#cb99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #b78aa9
  3. #a27a96
  4. #8e6b84
  5. #7a5c71
  6. #664d5e
  7. #513d4b
  8. #3d2e38
  9. #291f26
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #d0a3c3
  3. #d5adc9
  4. #dbb8d0
  5. #e0c2d7
  6. #e5ccde
  7. #ead6e4
  8. #efe0eb
  9. #f5ebf2
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb99bc
  2. #c497b6
  3. #bc94b0
  4. #b592aa
  5. #ad8fa4
  6. #a68d9e
  7. #9e8a98
  8. #978892
  9. #8f858c
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6abba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d19aa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b09fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a4bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce9aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb99bc {
  color: #cb99bc;
}
Background
.bg-cb99bc {
  background-color: #cb99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb99bc {
  border: 2px solid #cb99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb99bc, #cb99a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.07 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.98 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.92 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.40 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.88 #346643 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cb99bc  rgb(203, 153, 188)  hsl(318, 32%, 70%)  Lilac
#99cba8  rgb(153, 203, 168)  hsl(138, 32%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bccb99  rgb(188, 203, 153)  hsl(78, 32%, 70%)  Sage
#99bccb  rgb(153, 188, 203)  hsl(198, 32%, 70%)  Pastel Blue