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#C49CB2

#c49cb2 ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c49cb2 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 61.18% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.41% magenta, 9.18% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 327°, with 25.32% saturation and 69.02% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.3873

Complementary

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #9cc4ae

Split complementary

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #9ec49c
  3. #9cc4c2

Analogous

  1. #c29cc4
  2. #c49cb2
  3. #c49c9e

Triadic

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #b2c49c
  3. #9cb2c4

Tetradic

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #c4ae9c
  3. #9cc4ae
  4. #9cb2c4

Square

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #c4c29c
  3. #9cc4ae
  4. #9c9ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #7d4a66
  2. #a76c8d
  3. #c49cb2
  4. #e1ccd7
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#c49cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #b08ca0
  3. #9d7d8e
  4. #896d7d
  5. #765e6b
  6. #624e59
  7. #4e3e47
  8. #3b2f35
  9. #271f24
  10. #141012
  11. #000000

Tints

#c49cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #caa6ba
  3. #d0b0c1
  4. #d6bac9
  5. #dcc4d1
  6. #e2ced9
  7. #e7d7e0
  8. #ede1e8
  9. #f3ebf0
  10. #f9f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c49cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c49cb2
  2. #bd99ad
  3. #b696a8
  4. #b094a3
  5. #a9919e
  6. #a28e99
  7. #9b8b94
  8. #94888f
  9. #8e868a
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a3ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea4b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a9b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa1b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a4b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c79ca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c49cb2 {
  color: #c49cb2;
}
Background
.bg-c49cb2 {
  background-color: #c49cb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c49cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #c49cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c49cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 156 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 25% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c49cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c49cb2, #c49c9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c49cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 156 178 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.64 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.29 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.09 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.69 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.80 #3b634d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c49cb2  rgb(196, 156, 178)  hsl(327, 25%, 69%)  Lilac
#9cc4ae  rgb(156, 196, 174)  hsl(147, 25%, 69%)  Opal
#b2c49c  rgb(178, 196, 156)  hsl(87, 25%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#9cb2c4  rgb(156, 178, 196)  hsl(207, 25%, 69%)  Light Steel Blue