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#C499BB

#c499bb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c499bb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 60% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.94% magenta, 4.59% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 312.56°, with 26.71% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3811

Complementary

  1. #c499bb
  2. #99c4a2

Split complementary

  1. #c499bb
  2. #a5c499
  3. #99c4b7

Analogous

  1. #b799c4
  2. #c499bb
  3. #c499a5

Triadic

  1. #c499bb
  2. #bbc499
  3. #99bbc4

Tetradic

  1. #c499bb
  2. #c4a299
  3. #99c4a2
  4. #99bbc4

Square

  1. #c499bb
  2. #c4b799
  3. #99c4a2
  4. #99a5c4

Monochromatic

  1. #7c4871
  2. #a8699b
  3. #c499bb
  4. #e0c9db
  5. #f8f2f6

Shades

#c499bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c499bb
  2. #b08aa8
  3. #9d7a96
  4. #896b83
  5. #765c70
  6. #624d5e
  7. #4e3d4b
  8. #3b2e38
  9. #271f25
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c499bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c499bb
  2. #caa3c2
  3. #d0adc9
  4. #d6b8cf
  5. #dcc2d6
  6. #e2ccdd
  7. #e7d6e4
  8. #ede0eb
  9. #f3ebf1
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c499bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c499bb
  2. #bd97b5
  3. #b694af
  4. #b092a9
  5. #a98fa3
  6. #a28d9e
  7. #9b8a98
  8. #948892
  9. #8e858c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a2bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a8ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89ba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a2ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c499bb {
  color: #c499bb;
}
Background
.bg-c499bb {
  background-color: #c499bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c499bb {
  border: 2px solid #c499bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c499bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 153 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 27% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c499bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c499bb, #c499a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c499bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 153 187 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.43 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.61 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.62 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.73 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.59 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.36 #3b6644 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c499bb  rgb(196, 153, 187)  hsl(313, 27%, 68%)  Lilac
#99c4a2  rgb(153, 196, 162)  hsl(133, 27%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bbc499  rgb(187, 196, 153)  hsl(73, 27%, 68%)  Sage
#99bbc4  rgb(153, 187, 196)  hsl(193, 27%, 68%)  Pastel Blue