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#C5AACA

#c5aaca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c5aaca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 66.67% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.48% cyan, 15.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 290.63°, with 23.19% saturation and 72.94% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.4488

Complementary

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #afcaaa

Split complementary

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #bfcaaa
  3. #aacab5

Analogous

  1. #b5aaca
  2. #c5aaca
  3. #caaabf

Triadic

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #cac5aa
  3. #aacac5

Tetradic

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #caaaaf
  3. #afcaaa
  4. #aacac5

Square

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #cab5aa
  3. #afcaaa
  4. #aabfca

Monochromatic

  1. #7f5487
  2. #a57bad
  3. #c5aaca
  4. #e5d9e7
  5. #f6f2f7

Shades

#c5aaca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #b199b6
  3. #9e88a2
  4. #8a778d
  5. #766679
  6. #635565
  7. #4f4451
  8. #3b333d
  9. #272228
  10. #141114
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5aaca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #cbb3cf
  3. #d1bbd5
  4. #d6c4da
  5. #dcccdf
  6. #e2d5e5
  7. #e8ddea
  8. #eee6ef
  9. #f3eef4
  10. #f9f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5aaca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5aaca
  2. #bea6c3
  3. #b7a2bb
  4. #b09db4
  5. #a999ac
  6. #a395a5
  7. #9c919e
  8. #958d96
  9. #8e888f
  10. #878487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baafbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb4c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6adb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4aecb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b0c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6acbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5aaca {
  color: #c5aaca;
}
Background
.bg-c5aaca {
  background-color: #c5aaca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5aaca {
  border: 2px solid #c5aaca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5aaca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 170 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 23% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5aaca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5aaca, #caaabf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5aaca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 170 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.12 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.75 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.34 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.26 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.60 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.63 #3a5535 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c5aaca  rgb(197, 170, 202)  hsl(291, 23%, 73%)  Lilac
#afcaaa  rgb(175, 202, 170)  hsl(111, 23%, 73%)  Dark Sea Green
#cac5aa  rgb(202, 197, 170)  hsl(51, 23%, 73%)  Sage
#aacac5  rgb(170, 202, 197)  hsl(171, 23%, 73%)  Opal