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#CE99CA

#ce99ca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ce99ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.73% magenta, 1.94% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 304.53°, 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.4017

Complementary

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #99ce9d

Split complementary

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #afce99
  3. #99ceb7

Analogous

  1. #b799ce
  2. #ce99ca
  3. #ce99af

Triadic

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #cace99
  3. #99cace

Tetradic

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #ce9d99
  3. #99ce9d
  4. #99cace

Square

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #ceb799
  3. #99ce9d
  4. #99afce

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4386
  2. #b565af
  3. #ce99ca
  4. #e7cde5
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#ce99ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #b98ab6
  3. #a57aa2
  4. #906b8d
  5. #7c5c79
  6. #674d65
  7. #523d51
  8. #3e2e3d
  9. #291f28
  10. #150f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce99ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #d3a3cf
  3. #d8add5
  4. #ddb8da
  5. #e2c2df
  6. #e7cce5
  7. #ebd6ea
  8. #f0e0ef
  9. #f5ebf4
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce99ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce99ca
  2. #c697c3
  3. #be94bb
  4. #b792b4
  5. #af8fac
  6. #a78da5
  7. #9f8a9e
  8. #978896
  9. #90858f
  10. #888387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a3b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a6cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3acc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d29daa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a1cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a5c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d09bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce99ca {
  color: #ce99ca;
}
Background
.bg-ce99ca {
  background-color: #ce99ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce99ca {
  border: 2px solid #ce99ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce99ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 153 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce99ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce99ca, #ce99af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce99ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 153 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.82 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 3.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.83 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.49 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.95 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 10.40 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.51 #316635 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#ce99ca  rgb(206, 153, 202)  hsl(305, 35%, 70%)  Lilac
#99ce9d  rgb(153, 206, 157)  hsl(125, 35%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cace99  rgb(202, 206, 153)  hsl(65, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#99cace  rgb(153, 202, 206)  hsl(185, 35%, 70%)  Powder Blue