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#C48CB2

#c48cb2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c48cb2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 54.9% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 9.18% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 319.29°, with 32.18% saturation and 65.88% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.6.

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Relative luminance0.3371

Complementary

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #8cc49e

Split complementary

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #96c48c
  3. #8cc4ba

Analogous

  1. #ba8cc4
  2. #c48cb2
  3. #c48c96

Triadic

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #b2c48c
  3. #8cb2c4

Tetradic

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #c49e8c
  3. #8cc49e
  4. #8cb2c4

Square

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #c4ba8c
  3. #8cc49e
  4. #8c96c4

Monochromatic

  1. #793e66
  2. #aa5990
  3. #c48cb2
  4. #debfd4
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#c48cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #b07ea0
  3. #9d708e
  4. #89627d
  5. #76546b
  6. #624659
  7. #4e3847
  8. #3b2a35
  9. #271c24
  10. #140e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#c48cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #ca98ba
  3. #d0a3c1
  4. #d6afc9
  5. #dcbad1
  6. #e2c6d9
  7. #e7d1e0
  8. #eddde8
  9. #f3e8f0
  10. #f9f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c48cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c48cb2
  2. #bd8bad
  3. #b68aa8
  4. #b088a3
  5. #a9879e
  6. #a28699
  7. #9b8594
  8. #94848f
  9. #8e828a
  10. #878185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae96a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e98b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba0b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a693b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad98b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c48cb2 {
  color: #c48cb2;
}
Background
.bg-c48cb2 {
  background-color: #c48cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c48cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #c48cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c48cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 140 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 32% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c48cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c48cb2, #c48c96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c48cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 140 178 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.60 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.86 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.93 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.36 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.40 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.41 #3b734d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Lilac
#c48cb2  rgb(196, 140, 178)  hsl(319, 32%, 66%)  Lilac
#8cc49e  rgb(140, 196, 158)  hsl(139, 32%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#b2c48c  rgb(178, 196, 140)  hsl(79, 32%, 66%)  Olivine
#8cb2c4  rgb(140, 178, 196)  hsl(199, 32%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue