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#C19CAE

#c19cae ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c19cae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 9.84% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 330.81°, 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.3817

Complementary

  1. #c19cae
  2. #9cc1af

Split complementary

  1. #c19cae
  2. #9cc19c
  3. #9cc0c1

Analogous

  1. #c19cc0
  2. #c19cae
  3. #c19c9c

Triadic

  1. #c19cae
  2. #aec19c
  3. #9caec1

Tetradic

  1. #c19cae
  2. #c1af9c
  3. #9cc1af
  4. #9caec1

Square

  1. #c19cae
  2. #c0c19c
  3. #9cc1af
  4. #9c9cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #794b61
  2. #a46d88
  3. #c19cae
  4. #decbd4
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19cae
  2. #ae8c9d
  3. #9a7d8b
  4. #876d7a
  5. #745e68
  6. #614e57
  7. #4d3e46
  8. #3a2f34
  9. #271f23
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19cae
  2. #c7a6b6
  3. #cdb0be
  4. #d4bac6
  5. #dac4ce
  6. #e0ced7
  7. #e6d7df
  8. #ece1e7
  9. #f3ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19cae
  2. #bb99a9
  3. #b496a5
  4. #ae94a0
  5. #a7919c
  6. #a18e97
  7. #9a8b92
  8. #94888e
  9. #8d8689
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a2a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa3af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a8ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79ba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada0ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a4ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19cae {
  color: #c19cae;
}
Background
.bg-c19cae {
  background-color: #c19cae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19cae {
  border: 2px solid #c19cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19cae, #c19c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 174 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.29 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.43 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.63 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.20 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.27 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.69 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.85 #3e6351 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19cae  rgb(193, 156, 174)  hsl(331, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cc1af  rgb(156, 193, 175)  hsl(151, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#aec19c  rgb(174, 193, 156)  hsl(91, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9caec1  rgb(156, 174, 193)  hsl(211, 23%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue