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#C19CA9

#c19ca9 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19ca9 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 61.18% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 12.44% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 338.92°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.3798

Complementary

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #9cc1b4

Split complementary

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #9cc1a1
  3. #9cbbc1

Analogous

  1. #c19cbb
  2. #c19ca9
  3. #c1a19c

Triadic

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #a9c19c
  3. #9ca9c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #c1b49c
  3. #9cc1b4
  4. #9ca9c1

Square

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #bbc19c
  3. #9cc1b4
  4. #a19cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #794b5b
  2. #a46d80
  3. #c19ca9
  4. #decbd2
  5. #f7f2f4

Shades

#c19ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #ae8c98
  3. #9a7d87
  4. #876d76
  5. #745e65
  6. #614e55
  7. #4d3e44
  8. #3a2f33
  9. #271f22
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #c7a6b2
  3. #cdb0ba
  4. #d4bac3
  5. #dac4cb
  6. #e0ced4
  7. #e6d7dd
  8. #ece1e5
  9. #f3ebee
  10. #f9f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19ca9
  2. #bb99a5
  3. #b496a1
  4. #ae949d
  5. #a79199
  6. #a18e95
  7. #9a8b90
  8. #94888c
  9. #8d8688
  10. #878384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a2a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a8a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea0a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a3a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19ca9 {
  color: #c19ca9;
}
Background
.bg-c19ca9 {
  background-color: #c19ca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #c19ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19ca9, #c1a19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 169 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.27 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.72 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.75 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.95 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.33 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.39 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.65 #3e6356 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19ca9  rgb(193, 156, 169)  hsl(339, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cc1b4  rgb(156, 193, 180)  hsl(159, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#a9c19c  rgb(169, 193, 156)  hsl(99, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9ca9c1  rgb(156, 169, 193)  hsl(219, 23%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder