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#CE99BB

#ce99bb ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ce99bb is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 60% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.73% magenta, 9.22% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 321.51°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3949

Complementary

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #99ceac

Split complementary

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #a0ce99
  3. #99cec6

Analogous

  1. #c699ce
  2. #ce99bb
  3. #ce99a0

Triadic

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #bbce99
  3. #99bbce

Tetradic

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #ceac99
  3. #99ceac
  4. #99bbce

Square

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #cec699
  3. #99ceac
  4. #99a0ce

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4371
  2. #b56599
  3. #ce99bb
  4. #e7cddd
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#ce99bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #b98aa8
  3. #a57a96
  4. #906b83
  5. #7c5c70
  6. #674d5e
  7. #523d4b
  8. #3e2e38
  9. #291f25
  10. #150f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce99bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #d3a3c2
  3. #d8adc9
  4. #ddb8cf
  5. #e2c2d6
  6. #e7ccdd
  7. #ebd6e4
  8. #f0e0eb
  9. #f5ebf1
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce99bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce99bb
  2. #c697b5
  3. #be94af
  4. #b792a9
  5. #af8fa3
  6. #a78d9e
  7. #9f8a98
  8. #978892
  9. #90858c
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a3b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba4bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d49aa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a0bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a5ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d299ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce99bb {
  color: #ce99bb;
}
Background
.bg-ce99bb {
  background-color: #ce99bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce99bb {
  border: 2px solid #ce99bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce99bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 153 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce99bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce99bb, #ce99a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce99bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 153 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.32 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.37 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.38 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.59 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.71 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.17 #316644 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ce99bb  rgb(206, 153, 187)  hsl(322, 35%, 70%)  Lilac
#99ceac  rgb(153, 206, 172)  hsl(142, 35%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#bbce99  rgb(187, 206, 153)  hsl(82, 35%, 70%)  Olivine
#99bbce  rgb(153, 187, 206)  hsl(202, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue