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#C19AAD

#c19aad ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19aad is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.39% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 10.36% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 330.77°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.3747

Complementary

  1. #c19aad
  2. #9ac1ae

Split complementary

  1. #c19aad
  2. #9ac19b
  3. #9ac1c1

Analogous

  1. #c19ac1
  2. #c19aad
  3. #c19b9a

Triadic

  1. #c19aad
  2. #adc19a
  3. #9aadc1

Tetradic

  1. #c19aad
  2. #c1ae9a
  3. #9ac1ae
  4. #9aadc1

Square

  1. #c19aad
  2. #c1c19a
  3. #9ac1ae
  4. #9b9ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #784a60
  2. #a46b87
  3. #c19aad
  4. #dec9d3
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19aad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19aad
  2. #ae8b9c
  3. #9a7b8a
  4. #876c79
  5. #745c68
  6. #614d57
  7. #4d3e45
  8. #3a2e34
  9. #271f23
  10. #130f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19aad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19aad
  2. #c7a4b5
  3. #cdaebd
  4. #d4b8c6
  5. #dac2ce
  6. #e0cdd6
  7. #e6d7de
  8. #ece1e6
  9. #f3ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19aad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19aad
  2. #bb97a9
  3. #b495a4
  4. #ae92a0
  5. #a7909b
  6. #a18d97
  7. #9a8a92
  8. #94888e
  9. #8d8589
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da1ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a7ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c799a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a2ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59aa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19aad {
  color: #c19aad;
}
Background
.bg-c19aad {
  background-color: #c19aad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19aad {
  border: 2px solid #c19aad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19aad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 154 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19aad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19aad, #c19b9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19aad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 154 173 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.66 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.57 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.77 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.63 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.22 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.84 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.42 #3e6552 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19aad  rgb(193, 154, 173)  hsl(331, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ac1ae  rgb(154, 193, 174)  hsl(151, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#adc19a  rgb(173, 193, 154)  hsl(91, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9aadc1  rgb(154, 173, 193)  hsl(211, 24%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue