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#C19CAF

#c19caf ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c19caf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 9.33% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 329.19°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.3821

Complementary

  1. #c19caf
  2. #9cc1ae

Split complementary

  1. #c19caf
  2. #9cc19c
  3. #9cc1c0

Analogous

  1. #c09cc1
  2. #c19caf
  3. #c19c9c

Triadic

  1. #c19caf
  2. #afc19c
  3. #9cafc1

Tetradic

  1. #c19caf
  2. #c1ae9c
  3. #9cc1ae
  4. #9cafc1

Square

  1. #c19caf
  2. #c1c09c
  3. #9cc1ae
  4. #9c9cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #794b63
  2. #a46d89
  3. #c19caf
  4. #decbd5
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19caf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19caf
  2. #ae8c9e
  3. #9a7d8c
  4. #876d7b
  5. #745e69
  6. #614e58
  7. #4d3e46
  8. #3a2f35
  9. #271f23
  10. #131012
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19caf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19caf
  2. #c7a6b7
  3. #cdb0bf
  4. #d4bac7
  5. #dac4cf
  6. #e0ced7
  7. #e6d7df
  8. #ece1e7
  9. #f3ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19caf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19caf
  2. #bb99aa
  3. #b496a6
  4. #ae94a1
  5. #a7919c
  6. #a18e98
  7. #9a8b93
  8. #94888e
  9. #8d8689
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea3b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a8ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada0af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a4ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19caf {
  color: #c19caf;
}
Background
.bg-c19caf {
  background-color: #c19caf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19caf {
  border: 2px solid #c19caf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19caf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19caf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19caf, #c19c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19caf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 175 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.15 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.43 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.30 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.58 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.80 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.95 #3e6350 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19caf  rgb(193, 156, 175)  hsl(329, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cc1ae  rgb(156, 193, 174)  hsl(149, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#afc19c  rgb(175, 193, 156)  hsl(89, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#9cafc1  rgb(156, 175, 193)  hsl(209, 23%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue