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#C68BB3

#c68bb3 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c68bb3 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 54.51% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 9.6% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 319.32°, with 34.1% saturation and 66.08% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.89.

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Relative luminance0.3373

Complementary

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #8bc69e

Split complementary

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #96c68b
  3. #8bc6bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8bc6
  2. #c68bb3
  3. #c68b96

Triadic

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #b3c68b
  3. #8bb3c6

Tetradic

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #c69e8b
  3. #8bc69e
  4. #8bb3c6

Square

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #c6bb8b
  3. #8bc69e
  4. #8b96c6

Monochromatic

  1. #7b3d67
  2. #ad5891
  3. #c68bb3
  4. #dfbed5
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#c68bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #b27da1
  3. #9e6f8f
  4. #8b617d
  5. #77536b
  6. #63465a
  7. #4f3848
  8. #3b2a36
  9. #281c24
  10. #140e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#c68bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #cc97bb
  3. #d1a2c2
  4. #d7aeca
  5. #ddb9d1
  6. #e3c5d9
  7. #e8d1e1
  8. #eedce8
  9. #f4e8f0
  10. #f9f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c68bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c68bb3
  2. #bf8aae
  3. #b889a9
  4. #b188a4
  5. #aa879f
  6. #a3869a
  7. #9c8494
  8. #95838f
  9. #8e828a
  10. #878185
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af96a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d98b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ba0b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd8c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a793b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae98b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c68bb3 {
  color: #c68bb3;
}
Background
.bg-c68bb3 {
  background-color: #c68bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c68bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #c68bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c68bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 139 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 34% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c68bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c68bb3, #c68b96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c68bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 139 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.89 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.33 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.10 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.51 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.96 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.30 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.40 #39744c Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Lilac
#c68bb3  rgb(198, 139, 179)  hsl(319, 34%, 66%)  Lilac
#8bc69e  rgb(139, 198, 158)  hsl(139, 34%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3c68b  rgb(179, 198, 139)  hsl(79, 34%, 66%)  Olivine
#8bb3c6  rgb(139, 179, 198)  hsl(199, 34%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue