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#C49FBD

#c49fbd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c49fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.88% magenta, 3.57% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 311.35°, 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4021

Complementary

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #9fc4a6

Split complementary

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #abc49f
  3. #9fc4b9

Analogous

  1. #b99fc4
  2. #c49fbd
  3. #c49fab

Triadic

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #bdc49f
  3. #9fbdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #c4a69f
  3. #9fc4a6
  4. #9fbdc4

Square

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #c4b99f
  3. #9fc4a6
  4. #9fabc4

Monochromatic

  1. #7d4d74
  2. #a7709c
  3. #c49fbd
  4. #e1cede
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#c49fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #b08faa
  3. #9d7f97
  4. #896f84
  5. #765f71
  6. #62505f
  7. #4e404c
  8. #3b3039
  9. #272026
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#c49fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #caa9c4
  3. #d0b2ca
  4. #d6bcd1
  5. #dcc5d7
  6. #e2cfde
  7. #e7d9e5
  8. #ede2eb
  9. #f3ecf2
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c49fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c49fbd
  2. #bd9cb7
  3. #b699b1
  4. #b096ab
  5. #a993a5
  6. #a2909f
  7. #9b8c98
  8. #948992
  9. #8e868c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fa7be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa4be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a7bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c49fbd {
  color: #c49fbd;
}
Background
.bg-c49fbd {
  background-color: #c49fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c49fbd {
  border: 2px solid #c49fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c49fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 159 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 24% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c49fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c49fbd, #c49fab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c49fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 159 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.58 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.07 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.69 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.04 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.34 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.53 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.38 #3b6042 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#c49fbd  rgb(196, 159, 189)  hsl(311, 24%, 70%)  Lilac
#9fc4a6  rgb(159, 196, 166)  hsl(131, 24%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdc49f  rgb(189, 196, 159)  hsl(71, 24%, 70%)  Sage
#9fbdc4  rgb(159, 189, 196)  hsl(191, 24%, 70%)  Pastel Blue