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#CE99BF

#ce99bf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ce99bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 60% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.73% magenta, 7.28% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 316.98°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3967

Complementary

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #99cea8

Split complementary

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #a4ce99
  3. #99cec2

Analogous

  1. #c299ce
  2. #ce99bf
  3. #ce99a4

Triadic

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #bfce99
  3. #99bfce

Tetradic

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #cea899
  3. #99cea8
  4. #99bfce

Square

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #cec299
  3. #99cea8
  4. #99a4ce

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4377
  2. #b5659f
  3. #ce99bf
  4. #e7cddf
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#ce99bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #b98aac
  3. #a57a99
  4. #906b86
  5. #7c5c73
  6. #674d60
  7. #523d4c
  8. #3e2e39
  9. #291f26
  10. #150f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce99bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #d3a3c5
  3. #d8adcc
  4. #ddb8d2
  5. #e2c2d9
  6. #e7ccdf
  7. #ebd6e5
  8. #f0e0ec
  9. #f5ebf2
  10. #faf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce99bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce99bf
  2. #c697b9
  3. #be94b2
  4. #b792ac
  5. #af8fa6
  6. #a78da0
  7. #9f8a99
  8. #978893
  9. #90858d
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa4c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6acbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d49aa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a0c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a5be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29ab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce99bf {
  color: #ce99bf;
}
Background
.bg-ce99bf {
  background-color: #ce99bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce99bf {
  border: 2px solid #ce99bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce99bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 153 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce99bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce99bf, #ce99a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce99bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 153 191 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.79 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.54 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.27 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.35 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.50 #316640 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ce99bf  rgb(206, 153, 191)  hsl(317, 35%, 70%)  Lilac
#99cea8  rgb(153, 206, 168)  hsl(137, 35%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#bfce99  rgb(191, 206, 153)  hsl(77, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#99bfce  rgb(153, 191, 206)  hsl(197, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue