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#C0A1BE

#c0a1be ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c0a1be is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 63.14% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.15% magenta, 1.04% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 303.87°, with 19.75% saturation and 69.22% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.4041

Complementary

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #a1c0a3

Split complementary

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #afc0a1
  3. #a1c0b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a1c0
  2. #c0a1be
  3. #c0a1af

Triadic

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #bec0a1
  3. #a1bec0

Tetradic

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #c0a3a1
  3. #a1c0a3
  4. #a1bec0

Square

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #c0b3a1
  3. #a1c0a3
  4. #a1afc0

Monochromatic

  1. #785075
  2. #a1739e
  3. #c0a1be
  4. #dfcfde
  5. #f7f3f7

Shades

#c0a1be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #ad91ab
  3. #9a8198
  4. #867185
  5. #736172
  6. #60515f
  7. #4d404c
  8. #3a3039
  9. #262026
  10. #131013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0a1be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #c6aac5
  3. #cdb4cb
  4. #d3bdd2
  5. #d9c7d8
  6. #e0d0df
  7. #e6d9e5
  8. #ece3ec
  9. #f2ecf2
  10. #f9f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0a1be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0a1be
  2. #ba9eb8
  3. #b39ab2
  4. #ad97ab
  5. #a694a5
  6. #a0919f
  7. #9a8d99
  8. #938a93
  9. #8d878c
  10. #868386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a8bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6acbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2a3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a8bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0a1be {
  color: #c0a1be;
}
Background
.bg-c0a1be {
  background-color: #c0a1be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0a1be {
  border: 2px solid #c0a1be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0a1be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 161 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 304 20% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0a1be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0a1be, #c0a1af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0a1be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 161 190 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.76 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.67 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.89 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.12 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.05 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 11.47 #3f5e41 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#c0a1be  rgb(192, 161, 190)  hsl(304, 20%, 69%)  Lilac
#a1c0a3  rgb(161, 192, 163)  hsl(124, 20%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#bec0a1  rgb(190, 192, 161)  hsl(64, 20%, 69%)  Sage
#a1bec0  rgb(161, 190, 192)  hsl(184, 20%, 69%)  Opal