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#DB99BC

#db99bc ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#db99bc is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.14% magenta, 14.16% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 328.18°, with 47.83% saturation and 72.94% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4147

Complementary

  1. #db99bc
  2. #99dbb8

Split complementary

  1. #db99bc
  2. #9bdb99
  3. #99dbd9

Analogous

  1. #d999db
  2. #db99bc
  3. #db999b

Triadic

  1. #db99bc
  2. #bcdb99
  3. #99bcdb

Tetradic

  1. #db99bc
  2. #dbb899
  3. #99dbb8
  4. #99bcdb

Square

  1. #db99bc
  2. #dbd999
  3. #99dbb8
  4. #999bdb

Monochromatic

  1. #a23971
  2. #c76097
  3. #db99bc
  4. #efd2e1
  5. #faf0f5

Shades

#db99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db99bc
  2. #c58aa9
  3. #af7a96
  4. #996b84
  5. #835c71
  6. #6e4d5e
  7. #583d4b
  8. #422e38
  9. #2c1f26
  10. #160f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#db99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db99bc
  2. #dfa3c3
  3. #e2adc9
  4. #e6b8d0
  5. #e9c2d7
  6. #edccde
  7. #f1d6e4
  8. #f4e0eb
  9. #f8ebf2
  10. #fbf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db99bc
  2. #d297b6
  3. #c994b0
  4. #c092aa
  5. #b78fa4
  6. #ae8d9e
  7. #a48a98
  8. #9b8892
  9. #92858c
  10. #898386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea6bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb0ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e498a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a1bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a8bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e099af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db99bc {
  color: #db99bc;
}
Background
.bg-db99bc {
  background-color: #db99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db99bc {
  border: 2px solid #db99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 48% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db99bc, #db999b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.56 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 6.68 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.75 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.64 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.88 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.21 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.54 #246643 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Lilac
#db99bc  rgb(219, 153, 188)  hsl(328, 48%, 73%)  Lilac
#99dbb8  rgb(153, 219, 184)  hsl(148, 48%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#bcdb99  rgb(188, 219, 153)  hsl(88, 48%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#99bcdb  rgb(153, 188, 219)  hsl(208, 48%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue