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#c0aebf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c0aebf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 68.24% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.37% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 303.33°, with 12.5% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.4524

Complementary

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #aec0af

Split complementary

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #b6c0ae
  3. #aec0b8

Analogous

  1. #b8aec0
  2. #c0aebf
  3. #c0aeb6

Triadic

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #bfc0ae
  3. #aebfc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #c0afae
  3. #aec0af
  4. #aebfc0

Square

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #c0b8ae
  3. #aec0af
  4. #aeb6c0

Monochromatic

  1. #785d76
  2. #9f839d
  3. #c0aebf
  4. #e1d9e1
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#c0aebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #ad9dac
  3. #9a8b99
  4. #867a86
  5. #736873
  6. #605760
  7. #4d464c
  8. #3a3439
  9. #262326
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0aebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #c6b6c5
  3. #cdbecc
  4. #d3c6d2
  5. #d9ced9
  6. #e0d7df
  7. #e6dfe5
  8. #ece7ec
  9. #f2eff2
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0aebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0aebf
  2. #baa9b9
  3. #b3a5b2
  4. #ada0ac
  5. #a69ca6
  6. #a097a0
  7. #9a9299
  8. #938e93
  9. #8d898d
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb2c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b4be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1afb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b0bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b2bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1afb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0aebf {
  color: #c0aebf;
}
Background
.bg-c0aebf {
  background-color: #c0aebf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0aebf {
  border: 2px solid #c0aebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0aebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 174 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 13% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0aebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0aebf, #c0aeb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0aebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 174 191 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.42 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.29 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.67 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.89 #3f5140 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c0aebf  rgb(192, 174, 191)  hsl(303, 13%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#aec0af  rgb(174, 192, 175)  hsl(123, 13%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfc0ae  rgb(191, 192, 174)  hsl(63, 13%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#aebfc0  rgb(174, 191, 192)  hsl(183, 13%, 72%)  Pastel Blue