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#C2ABC6

#c2abc6 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c2abc6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 67.06% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.02% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 291.11°, with 19.15% saturation and 72.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.4467

Complementary

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #afc6ab

Split complementary

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #bcc6ab
  3. #abc6b4

Analogous

  1. #b4abc6
  2. #c2abc6
  3. #c6abbc

Triadic

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #c6c2ab
  3. #abc6c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #c6abaf
  3. #afc6ab
  4. #abc6c2

Square

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #c6b4ab
  3. #afc6ab
  4. #abbcc6

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5781
  2. #a17da7
  3. #c2abc6
  4. #e3d9e5
  5. #f6f3f7

Shades

#c2abc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #af9ab2
  3. #9b899e
  4. #88788b
  5. #746777
  6. #615663
  7. #4e444f
  8. #3a333b
  9. #272228
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2abc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #c8b3cc
  3. #cebcd1
  4. #d4c4d7
  5. #dacddd
  6. #e1d5e3
  7. #e7dde8
  8. #ede6ee
  9. #f3eef4
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2abc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2abc6
  2. #bba7bf
  3. #b5a2b8
  4. #ae9eb1
  5. #a89aaa
  6. #a196a3
  7. #9a919c
  8. #948d95
  9. #8d898e
  10. #878487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9afba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b1c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb3c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3adb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3aec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b0c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3acbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2abc6 {
  color: #c2abc6;
}
Background
.bg-c2abc6 {
  background-color: #c2abc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2abc6 {
  border: 2px solid #c2abc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2abc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 171 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 19% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2abc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2abc6, #c6abbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2abc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 171 198 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.42 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.12 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.26 #3d5439 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c2abc6  rgb(194, 171, 198)  hsl(291, 19%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#afc6ab  rgb(175, 198, 171)  hsl(111, 19%, 72%)  Opal
#c6c2ab  rgb(198, 194, 171)  hsl(51, 19%, 72%)  Bone
#abc6c2  rgb(171, 198, 194)  hsl(171, 19%, 72%)  Opal