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#C78EBA

#c78eba ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c78eba is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 55.69% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.64% magenta, 6.53% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 313.68°, with 33.73% saturation and 66.86% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.3503

Complementary

  1. #c78eba
  2. #8ec79b

Split complementary

  1. #c78eba
  2. #9dc78e
  3. #8ec7b7

Analogous

  1. #b78ec7
  2. #c78eba
  3. #c78e9d

Triadic

  1. #c78eba
  2. #bac78e
  3. #8ebac7

Tetradic

  1. #c78eba
  2. #c79b8e
  3. #8ec79b
  4. #8ebac7

Square

  1. #c78eba
  2. #c7b78e
  3. #8ec79b
  4. #8e9dc7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e3e6f
  2. #ae5b9b
  3. #c78eba
  4. #e0c1d9
  5. #f8f1f7

Shades

#c78eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c78eba
  2. #b380a7
  3. #9f7295
  4. #8b6382
  5. #775570
  6. #64475d
  7. #50394a
  8. #3c2b38
  9. #281c25
  10. #140e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c78eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c78eba
  2. #cd99c1
  3. #d2a5c8
  4. #d8b0cf
  5. #ddbbd6
  6. #e3c7dd
  7. #e9d2e3
  8. #eeddea
  9. #f4e8f1
  10. #f9f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c78eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c78eba
  2. #c08db4
  3. #b98bae
  4. #b28aa9
  5. #ab88a3
  6. #a4879d
  7. #9c8697
  8. #958491
  9. #8e838c
  10. #878186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b199ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9bbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca3b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd909d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a896bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c78eba {
  color: #c78eba;
}
Background
.bg-c78eba {
  background-color: #c78eba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c78eba {
  border: 2px solid #c78eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c78eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 142 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 34% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c78eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c78eba, #c78e9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c78eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 142 186 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.87 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.09 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.84 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.85 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.49 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.50 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.63 #387145 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c78eba  rgb(199, 142, 186)  hsl(314, 34%, 67%)  Lilac
#8ec79b  rgb(142, 199, 155)  hsl(134, 34%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bac78e  rgb(186, 199, 142)  hsl(74, 34%, 67%)  Sage
#8ebac7  rgb(142, 186, 199)  hsl(194, 34%, 67%)  Pastel Blue