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#AD8EB8

#ad8eb8 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#ad8eb8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 55.69% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 22.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.29°, with 22.83% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3169

Complementary

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #99b88e

Split complementary

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #aeb88e
  3. #8eb898

Analogous

  1. #988eb8
  2. #ad8eb8
  3. #b88eae

Triadic

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #b8ad8e
  3. #8eb8ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #b88e99
  3. #99b88e
  4. #8eb8ad

Square

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #b8988e
  3. #99b88e
  4. #8eaeb8

Monochromatic

  1. #60436a
  2. #8a6099
  3. #ad8eb8
  4. #cfbdd6
  5. #f1ecf3

Shades

#ad8eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #9c80a6
  3. #8a7293
  4. #796381
  5. #68556e
  6. #57475c
  7. #45394a
  8. #342b37
  9. #231c25
  10. #110e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad8eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #b599bf
  3. #bda5c6
  4. #c6b0cd
  5. #cebbd4
  6. #d6c7dc
  7. #ded2e3
  8. #e6ddea
  9. #efe8f1
  10. #f7f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad8eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad8eb8
  2. #a98db2
  3. #a48bad
  4. #a08aa7
  5. #9b88a2
  6. #97879c
  7. #928696
  8. #8e8491
  9. #89838b
  10. #858186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a195a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8997ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #909ab7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad939c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9993b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c95b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad91a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad8eb8 {
  color: #ad8eb8;
}
Background
.bg-ad8eb8 {
  background-color: #ad8eb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad8eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #ad8eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad8eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 142 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 23% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad8eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad8eb8, #b88eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad8eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 142 184 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.84 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.22 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.80 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.61 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 8.87 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.17 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.40 #527147 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ad8eb8  rgb(173, 142, 184)  hsl(284, 23%, 64%)  Lilac
#99b88e  rgb(153, 184, 142)  hsl(104, 23%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#b8ad8e  rgb(184, 173, 142)  hsl(44, 23%, 64%)  Ecru
#8eb8ad  rgb(142, 184, 173)  hsl(164, 23%, 64%)  Opal