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#CC99BC

#cc99bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc99bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 318.82°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3925

Complementary

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #99cca9

Split complementary

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #a3cc99
  3. #99ccc2

Analogous

  1. #c299cc
  2. #cc99bc
  3. #cc99a3

Triadic

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #bccc99
  3. #99bccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #cca999
  3. #99cca9
  4. #99bccc

Square

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #ccc299
  3. #99cca9
  4. #99a3cc

Monochromatic

  1. #884473
  2. #b2669b
  3. #cc99bc
  4. #e5ccde
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#cc99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #b88aa9
  3. #a37a96
  4. #8f6b84
  5. #7a5c71
  6. #664d5e
  7. #523d4b
  8. #3d2e38
  9. #291f26
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #d1a3c3
  3. #d6adc9
  4. #dbb8d0
  5. #e0c2d7
  6. #e6ccde
  7. #ebd6e4
  8. #f0e0eb
  9. #f5ebf2
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc99bc
  2. #c497b6
  3. #bd94b0
  4. #b592aa
  5. #ae8fa4
  6. #a68d9e
  7. #9e8a98
  8. #978892
  9. #8f858c
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6abba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d29aa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a4bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d09aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc99bc {
  color: #cc99bc;
}
Background
.bg-cc99bc {
  background-color: #cc99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc99bc {
  border: 2px solid #cc99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc99bc, #cc99a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.86 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.06 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.03 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.09 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.81 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.21 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.66 #336643 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc99bc  rgb(204, 153, 188)  hsl(319, 33%, 70%)  Lilac
#99cca9  rgb(153, 204, 169)  hsl(139, 33%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bccc99  rgb(188, 204, 153)  hsl(79, 33%, 70%)  Sage
#99bccc  rgb(153, 188, 204)  hsl(199, 33%, 70%)  Pastel Blue