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#C19CB3

#c19cb3 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c19cb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 7.25% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 322.7°, 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.3837

Complementary

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #9cc1aa

Split complementary

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #a0c19c
  3. #9cc1bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9cc1
  2. #c19cb3
  3. #c19ca0

Triadic

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #b3c19c
  3. #9cb3c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #c1aa9c
  3. #9cc1aa
  4. #9cb3c1

Square

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #c1bc9c
  3. #9cc1aa
  4. #9ca0c1

Monochromatic

  1. #794b67
  2. #a46d8f
  3. #c19cb3
  4. #decbd7
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c19cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #ae8ca1
  3. #9a7d8f
  4. #876d7d
  5. #745e6b
  6. #614e5a
  7. #4d3e48
  8. #3a2f36
  9. #271f24
  10. #131012
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #c7a6bb
  3. #cdb0c2
  4. #d4baca
  5. #dac4d1
  6. #e0ced9
  7. #e6d7e1
  8. #ece1e8
  9. #f3ebf0
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19cb3
  2. #bb99ae
  3. #b496a9
  4. #ae94a4
  5. #a7919f
  6. #a18e9a
  7. #9a8b94
  8. #94888f
  9. #8d868a
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da3b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a9b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada0b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a4b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c49caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19cb3 {
  color: #c19cb3;
}
Background
.bg-c19cb3 {
  background-color: #c19cb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #c19cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19cb3, #c19ca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 179 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.77 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.03 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.58 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.80 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.48 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.38 #3e634c Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c19cb3  rgb(193, 156, 179)  hsl(323, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cc1aa  rgb(156, 193, 170)  hsl(143, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3c19c  rgb(179, 193, 156)  hsl(83, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#9cb3c1  rgb(156, 179, 193)  hsl(203, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue