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#C19AAE

#c19aae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c19aae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 9.84% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 329.23°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.375

Complementary

  1. #c19aae
  2. #9ac1ad

Split complementary

  1. #c19aae
  2. #9bc19a
  3. #9ac1c1

Analogous

  1. #c19ac1
  2. #c19aae
  3. #c19a9b

Triadic

  1. #c19aae
  2. #aec19a
  3. #9aaec1

Tetradic

  1. #c19aae
  2. #c1ad9a
  3. #9ac1ad
  4. #9aaec1

Square

  1. #c19aae
  2. #c1c19a
  3. #9ac1ad
  4. #9a9bc1

Monochromatic

  1. #784a62
  2. #a46b88
  3. #c19aae
  4. #dec9d4
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19aae
  2. #ae8b9d
  3. #9a7b8b
  4. #876c7a
  5. #745c68
  6. #614d57
  7. #4d3e46
  8. #3a2e34
  9. #271f23
  10. #130f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19aae
  2. #c7a4b6
  3. #cdaebe
  4. #d4b8c6
  5. #dac2ce
  6. #e0cdd7
  7. #e6d7df
  8. #ece1e7
  9. #f3ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19aae
  2. #bb97a9
  3. #b495a5
  4. #ae92a0
  5. #a7909c
  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 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ca1af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a7ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9eae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a2ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49aa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19aae {
  color: #c19aae;
}
Background
.bg-c19aae {
  background-color: #c19aae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19aae {
  border: 2px solid #c19aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 154 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19aae, #c19a9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 154 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.54 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.25 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.78 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.75 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.54 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.11 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.33 #3e6551 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19aae  rgb(193, 154, 174)  hsl(329, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ac1ad  rgb(154, 193, 173)  hsl(149, 24%, 68%)  Opal
#aec19a  rgb(174, 193, 154)  hsl(89, 24%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9aaec1  rgb(154, 174, 193)  hsl(209, 24%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue