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#C09AC0

#c09ac0 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c09ac0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 60.39% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 23.17% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.3812

Complementary

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #9ac09a

Split complementary

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #adc09a
  3. #9ac0ad

Analogous

  1. #ad9ac0
  2. #c09ac0
  3. #c09aad

Triadic

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #c0c09a
  3. #9ac0c0

Tetradic

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #c09a9a
  3. #9ac09a
  4. #9ac0c0

Square

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #c0ad9a
  3. #9ac09a
  4. #9aadc0

Monochromatic

  1. #774a77
  2. #a36ba3
  3. #c09ac0
  4. #ddc9dd
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#c09ac0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #ad8bad
  3. #9a7b9a
  4. #866c86
  5. #735c73
  6. #604d60
  7. #4d3e4d
  8. #3a2e3a
  9. #261f26
  10. #130f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c09ac0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #c6a4c6
  3. #cdaecd
  4. #d3b8d3
  5. #d9c2d9
  6. #e0cde0
  7. #e6d7e6
  8. #ece1ec
  9. #f2ebf2
  10. #f9f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c09ac0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c09ac0
  2. #ba97ba
  3. #b395b3
  4. #ad92ad
  5. #a690a6
  6. #a08da0
  7. #9a8a9a
  8. #938893
  9. #8d858d
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a3c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a8bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c39da7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a0c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea2bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c09ac0 {
  color: #c09ac0;
}
Background
.bg-c09ac0 {
  background-color: #c09ac0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c09ac0 {
  border: 2px solid #c09ac0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c09ac0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 154 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c09ac0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c09ac0, #c09aad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c09ac0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 154 192 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.30 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.04 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.12 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.10 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.60 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.20 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.37 #3f653f Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c09ac0  rgb(192, 154, 192)  hsl(300, 23%, 68%)  Lilac
#9ac09a  rgb(154, 192, 154)  hsl(120, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#c0c09a  rgb(192, 192, 154)  hsl(60, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9ac0c0  rgb(154, 192, 192)  hsl(180, 23%, 68%)  Opal