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#C2AECC

#c2aecc ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c2aecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.9% cyan, 14.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 22.73% saturation and 74.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.461

Complementary

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #b8ccae

Split complementary

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #c7ccae
  3. #aeccb3

Analogous

  1. #b3aecc
  2. #c2aecc
  3. #ccaec7

Triadic

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #ccc2ae
  3. #aeccc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #ccaeb8
  3. #b8ccae
  4. #aeccc2

Square

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #ccb3ae
  3. #b8ccae
  4. #aec7cc

Monochromatic

  1. #79578a
  2. #9f7fae
  3. #c2aecc
  4. #e5ddea
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#c2aecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #af9db8
  3. #9b8ba3
  4. #887a8f
  5. #74687a
  6. #615766
  7. #4e4652
  8. #3a343d
  9. #272329
  10. #131114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2aecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #c8b6d1
  3. #cebed6
  4. #d4c6db
  5. #dacee0
  6. #e1d7e6
  7. #e7dfeb
  8. #ede7f0
  9. #f3eff5
  10. #f9f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2aecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2aecc
  2. #bba9c4
  3. #b5a5bd
  4. #aea0b5
  5. #a89cae
  6. #a197a6
  7. #9a929e
  8. #948e97
  9. #8d898f
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab2bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb5cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b1b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2b0c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2aecc {
  color: #c2aecc;
}
Background
.bg-c2aecc {
  background-color: #c2aecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2aecc {
  border: 2px solid #c2aecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2aecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 174 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 23% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2aecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2aecc, #ccaec7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2aecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 174 204 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.18 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.21 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.45 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.10 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.50 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.21 #3d5133 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c2aecc  rgb(194, 174, 204)  hsl(280, 23%, 74%)  Pastel Purple
#b8ccae  rgb(184, 204, 174)  hsl(100, 23%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#ccc2ae  rgb(204, 194, 174)  hsl(40, 23%, 74%)  Bone
#aeccc2  rgb(174, 204, 194)  hsl(160, 23%, 74%)  Opal