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#C49FBC

#c49fbc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c49fbc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 62.35% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.88% magenta, 4.08% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 312.97°, with 23.87% saturation and 69.61% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4016

Complementary

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #9fc4a7

Split complementary

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #aac49f
  3. #9fc4ba

Analogous

  1. #ba9fc4
  2. #c49fbc
  3. #c49faa

Triadic

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #bcc49f
  3. #9fbcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #c4a79f
  3. #9fc4a7
  4. #9fbcc4

Square

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #c4ba9f
  3. #9fc4a7
  4. #9faac4

Monochromatic

  1. #7d4d73
  2. #a7709b
  3. #c49fbc
  4. #e1cedd
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#c49fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #b08fa9
  3. #9d7f96
  4. #896f84
  5. #765f71
  6. #62505e
  7. #4e404b
  8. #3b3038
  9. #272026
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c49fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #caa9c3
  3. #d0b2c9
  4. #d6bcd0
  5. #dcc5d7
  6. #e2cfde
  7. #e7d9e4
  8. #ede2eb
  9. #f3ecf2
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c49fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c49fbc
  2. #bd9cb6
  3. #b699b0
  4. #b096aa
  5. #a993a4
  6. #a2909e
  7. #9b8c98
  8. #948992
  9. #8e868c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a6b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa7bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa4bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a7bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c49fbc {
  color: #c49fbc;
}
Background
.bg-c49fbc {
  background-color: #c49fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c49fbc {
  border: 2px solid #c49fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c49fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 159 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 24% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c49fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c49fbc, #c49faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c49fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 159 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.87 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.99 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.35 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.52 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.59 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.20 #3b6043 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#c49fbc  rgb(196, 159, 188)  hsl(313, 24%, 70%)  Lilac
#9fc4a7  rgb(159, 196, 167)  hsl(133, 24%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcc49f  rgb(188, 196, 159)  hsl(73, 24%, 70%)  Sage
#9fbcc4  rgb(159, 188, 196)  hsl(193, 24%, 70%)  Pastel Blue