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#C59ABC

#c59abc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c59abc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 60.39% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.83% magenta, 4.57% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 312.56°, with 27.04% saturation and 68.82% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3861

Complementary

  1. #c59abc
  2. #9ac5a3

Split complementary

  1. #c59abc
  2. #a6c59a
  3. #9ac5b8

Analogous

  1. #b89ac5
  2. #c59abc
  3. #c59aa6

Triadic

  1. #c59abc
  2. #bcc59a
  3. #9abcc5

Tetradic

  1. #c59abc
  2. #c5a39a
  3. #9ac5a3
  4. #9abcc5

Square

  1. #c59abc
  2. #c5b89a
  3. #9ac5a3
  4. #9aa6c5

Monochromatic

  1. #7e4873
  2. #a9699c
  3. #c59abc
  4. #e1cbdc
  5. #f8f2f6

Shades

#c59abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59abc
  2. #b18ba9
  3. #9e7b96
  4. #8a6c84
  5. #765c71
  6. #634d5e
  7. #4f3e4b
  8. #3b2e38
  9. #271f26
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59abc
  2. #cba4c3
  3. #d1aec9
  4. #d6b8d0
  5. #dcc2d7
  6. #e2cdde
  7. #e8d7e4
  8. #eee1eb
  9. #f3ebf2
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59abc
  2. #be97b6
  3. #b795b0
  4. #b092aa
  5. #a990a4
  6. #a38d9e
  7. #9c8a98
  8. #958892
  9. #8e858c
  10. #878386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa3bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a9bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c99ca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c89baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59abc {
  color: #c59abc;
}
Background
.bg-c59abc {
  background-color: #c59abc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59abc {
  border: 2px solid #c59abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 154 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 27% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59abc, #c59aa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 154 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.81 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.45 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.53 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.81 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.70 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.10 #3a6543 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c59abc  rgb(197, 154, 188)  hsl(313, 27%, 69%)  Lilac
#9ac5a3  rgb(154, 197, 163)  hsl(133, 27%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcc59a  rgb(188, 197, 154)  hsl(73, 27%, 69%)  Sage
#9abcc5  rgb(154, 188, 197)  hsl(193, 27%, 69%)  Pastel Blue