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#C09ECC

#c09ecc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c09ecc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 61.96% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 22.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.35°, with 31.08% saturation and 70.98% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4002

Complementary

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #aacc9e

Split complementary

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #c1cc9e
  3. #9ecca9

Analogous

  1. #a99ecc
  2. #c09ecc
  3. #cc9ec1

Triadic

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #ccc09e
  3. #9eccc0

Tetradic

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #cc9eaa
  3. #aacc9e
  4. #9eccc0

Square

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #cca99e
  3. #aacc9e
  4. #9ec1cc

Monochromatic

  1. #784889
  2. #9f6cb2
  3. #c09ecc
  4. #e1d0e6
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#c09ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #ad8eb8
  3. #9a7ea3
  4. #866f8f
  5. #735f7a
  6. #604f66
  7. #4d3f52
  8. #3a2f3d
  9. #262029
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#c09ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #c6a8d1
  3. #cdb1d6
  4. #d3bbdb
  5. #d9c5e0
  6. #e0cfe6
  7. #e6d8eb
  8. #ece2f0
  9. #f2ecf5
  10. #f9f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c09ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c09ecc
  2. #ba9bc4
  3. #b398bd
  4. #ad95b5
  5. #a692ae
  6. #a08fa6
  7. #9a8c9e
  8. #938997
  9. #8d868f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0abca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0a3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa4cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea6cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0a1bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c09ecc {
  color: #c09ecc;
}
Background
.bg-c09ecc {
  background-color: #c09ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c09ecc {
  border: 2px solid #c09ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c09ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 158 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 31% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c09ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c09ecc, #cc9ec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c09ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 158 204 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.05 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.56 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.14 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.25 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.52 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.04 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.09 #3f6133 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#c09ecc  rgb(192, 158, 204)  hsl(284, 31%, 71%)  Lilac
#aacc9e  rgb(170, 204, 158)  hsl(104, 31%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#ccc09e  rgb(204, 192, 158)  hsl(44, 31%, 71%)  Sage
#9eccc0  rgb(158, 204, 192)  hsl(164, 31%, 71%)  Opal