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#C19CB1

#c19cb1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c19cb1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 8.29% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 325.95°, 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.3829

Complementary

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #9cc1ac

Split complementary

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #9ec19c
  3. #9cc1be

Analogous

  1. #be9cc1
  2. #c19cb1
  3. #c19c9e

Triadic

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #b1c19c
  3. #9cb1c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #c1ac9c
  3. #9cc1ac
  4. #9cb1c1

Square

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #c1be9c
  3. #9cc1ac
  4. #9c9ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #794b65
  2. #a46d8c
  3. #c19cb1
  4. #decbd6
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19cb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #ae8c9f
  3. #9a7d8e
  4. #876d7c
  5. #745e6a
  6. #614e59
  7. #4d3e47
  8. #3a2f35
  9. #271f23
  10. #131012
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19cb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #c7a6b9
  3. #cdb0c1
  4. #d4bac8
  5. #dac4d0
  6. #e0ced8
  7. #e6d7e0
  8. #ece1e8
  9. #f3ebef
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19cb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19cb1
  2. #bb99ac
  3. #b496a7
  4. #ae94a2
  5. #a7919d
  6. #a18e99
  7. #9a8b94
  8. #94888f
  9. #8d868a
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a2ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea3b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a8b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada0b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a4b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19cb1 {
  color: #c19cb1;
}
Background
.bg-c19cb1 {
  background-color: #c19cb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19cb1 {
  border: 2px solid #c19cb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19cb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19cb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19cb1, #c19c9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19cb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 177 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.92 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.65 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.47 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.53 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.19 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.62 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.48 #3e634e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19cb1  rgb(193, 156, 177)  hsl(326, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cc1ac  rgb(156, 193, 172)  hsl(146, 23%, 68%)  Opal
#b1c19c  rgb(177, 193, 156)  hsl(86, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9cb1c1  rgb(156, 177, 193)  hsl(206, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue