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#C2AEBE

#c2aebe ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c2aebe is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 68.24% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 2.06% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 14.08% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.4546

Complementary

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #aec2b2

Split complementary

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #b4c2ae
  3. #aec2bc

Analogous

  1. #bcaec2
  2. #c2aebe
  3. #c2aeb4

Triadic

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #bec2ae
  3. #aebec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #c2b2ae
  3. #aec2b2
  4. #aebec2

Square

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #c2bcae
  3. #aec2b2
  4. #aeb4c2

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5c75
  2. #a1829b
  3. #c2aebe
  4. #e3dae1
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#c2aebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #af9dab
  3. #9b8b98
  4. #887a85
  5. #746872
  6. #61575f
  7. #4e464c
  8. #3a3439
  9. #272326
  10. #131113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2aebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #c8b6c5
  3. #cebecb
  4. #d4c6d2
  5. #daced8
  6. #e1d7df
  7. #e7dfe5
  8. #ede7ec
  9. #f3eff2
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2aebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2aebe
  2. #bba9b8
  3. #b5a5b2
  4. #aea0ab
  5. #a89ca5
  6. #a1979f
  7. #9a9299
  8. #948e93
  9. #8d898c
  10. #878586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb2bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4afb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b0be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b2be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3aeb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2aebe {
  color: #c2aebe;
}
Background
.bg-c2aebe {
  background-color: #c2aebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2aebe {
  border: 2px solid #c2aebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2aebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 174 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 14% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2aebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2aebe, #c2aeb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2aebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 174 190 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.95 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.57 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.22 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.48 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.14 #3d5141 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c2aebe  rgb(194, 174, 190)  hsl(312, 14%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#aec2b2  rgb(174, 194, 178)  hsl(132, 14%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bec2ae  rgb(190, 194, 174)  hsl(72, 14%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#aebec2  rgb(174, 190, 194)  hsl(192, 14%, 72%)  Pastel Blue