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#C6B9CC

#c6b9cc ≈ Languid Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c6b9cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 72.55% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.94% cyan, 9.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 281.05°, with 15.7% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.5106

Complementary

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #bfccb9

Split complementary

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #c8ccb9
  3. #b9ccbc

Analogous

  1. #bcb9cc
  2. #c6b9cc
  3. #ccb9c8

Triadic

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #ccc6b9
  3. #b9ccc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #ccb9bf
  3. #bfccb9
  4. #b9ccc6

Square

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #ccbcb9
  3. #bfccb9
  4. #b9c8cc

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6389
  2. #a28dac
  3. #c6b9cc
  4. #eae5ec
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#c6b9cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #b2a7b8
  3. #9e94a3
  4. #8b828f
  5. #776f7a
  6. #635d66
  7. #4f4a52
  8. #3b383d
  9. #282529
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6b9cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #ccc0d1
  3. #d1c7d6
  4. #d7cedb
  5. #ddd5e0
  6. #e3dce6
  7. #e8e3eb
  8. #eeeaf0
  9. #f4f1f5
  10. #f9f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6b9cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6b9cc
  2. #bfb3c4
  3. #b8aebd
  4. #b1a8b5
  5. #aaa2ae
  6. #a39da6
  7. #9c979e
  8. #959197
  9. #8e8b8f
  10. #878688
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bcc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7bdcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9becb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6bbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bac4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6b9cc {
  color: #c6b9cc;
}
Background
.bg-c6b9cc {
  background-color: #c6b9cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6b9cc {
  border: 2px solid #c6b9cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6b9cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 185 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 16% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6b9cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6b9cc, #ccb9c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6b9cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 185 204 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.24 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.98 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.68 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.92 #394633 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c6b9cc  rgb(198, 185, 204)  hsl(281, 16%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bfccb9  rgb(191, 204, 185)  hsl(101, 16%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#ccc6b9  rgb(204, 198, 185)  hsl(41, 16%, 76%)  Bone
#b9ccc6  rgb(185, 204, 198)  hsl(161, 16%, 76%)  Opal