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#C495AE

#c495ae ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c495ae is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 58.43% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.98% magenta, 11.22% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 328.09°, with 28.48% saturation and 67.65% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.3629

Complementary

  1. #c495ae
  2. #95c4ab

Split complementary

  1. #c495ae
  2. #97c495
  3. #95c4c3

Analogous

  1. #c395c4
  2. #c495ae
  3. #c49597

Triadic

  1. #c495ae
  2. #aec495
  3. #95aec4

Tetradic

  1. #c495ae
  2. #c4ab95
  3. #95c4ab
  4. #95aec4

Square

  1. #c495ae
  2. #c4c395
  3. #95c4ab
  4. #9597c4

Monochromatic

  1. #7b4562
  2. #a96488
  3. #c495ae
  4. #dfc6d4
  5. #f8f2f5

Shades

#c495ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c495ae
  2. #b0869d
  3. #9d778b
  4. #89687a
  5. #765968
  6. #624b57
  7. #4e3c46
  8. #3b2d34
  9. #271e23
  10. #140f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c495ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c495ae
  2. #caa0b6
  3. #d0aabe
  4. #d6b5c6
  5. #dcbfce
  6. #e2cad7
  7. #e7d5df
  8. #eddfe7
  9. #f3eaef
  10. #f9f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c495ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c495ae
  2. #bd93a9
  3. #b691a5
  4. #b08fa0
  5. #a98d9c
  6. #a28b97
  7. #9b8892
  8. #94868e
  9. #8e8489
  10. #878285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19da7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989eaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a5ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb959d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9aaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b19fad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c895a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c495ae {
  color: #c495ae;
}
Background
.bg-c495ae {
  background-color: #c495ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c495ae {
  border: 2px solid #c495ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c495ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 149 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 328 28% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c495ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c495ae, #c49597);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c495ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 149 174 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.09 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.51 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.56 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.40 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.04 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.37 #3b6a51 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c495ae  rgb(196, 149, 174)  hsl(328, 28%, 68%)  Lilac
#95c4ab  rgb(149, 196, 171)  hsl(148, 28%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#aec495  rgb(174, 196, 149)  hsl(88, 28%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#95aec4  rgb(149, 174, 196)  hsl(208, 28%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue