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#C790BC

#c790bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c790bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 56.47% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.64% magenta, 5.53% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 312°, with 32.93% saturation and 67.25% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.3572

Complementary

  1. #c790bc
  2. #90c79b

Split complementary

  1. #c790bc
  2. #a0c790
  3. #90c7b6

Analogous

  1. #b690c7
  2. #c790bc
  3. #c790a0

Triadic

  1. #c790bc
  2. #bcc790
  3. #90bcc7

Tetradic

  1. #c790bc
  2. #c79b90
  3. #90c79b
  4. #90bcc7

Square

  1. #c790bc
  2. #c7b690
  3. #90c79b
  4. #90a0c7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e4072
  2. #ad5d9d
  3. #c790bc
  4. #e1c3db
  5. #f8f1f7

Shades

#c790bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c790bc
  2. #b382a9
  3. #9f7396
  4. #8b6584
  5. #775671
  6. #64485e
  7. #503a4b
  8. #3c2b38
  9. #281d26
  10. #140e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c790bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c790bc
  2. #cd9bc3
  3. #d2a6c9
  4. #d8b1d0
  5. #ddbcd7
  6. #e3c8de
  7. #e9d3e4
  8. #eedeeb
  9. #f4e9f2
  10. #f9f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c790bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c790bc
  2. #c08eb6
  3. #b98db0
  4. #b28baa
  5. #ab8aa4
  6. #a4889e
  7. #9c8698
  8. #958592
  9. #8e838c
  10. #878286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b29bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da4ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc929f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a998bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca91ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c790bc {
  color: #c790bc;
}
Background
.bg-c790bc {
  background-color: #c790bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c790bc {
  border: 2px solid #c790bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c790bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 144 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 33% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c790bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c790bc, #c790a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c790bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 144 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.32 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.39 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.28 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.79 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.83 #386f43 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c790bc  rgb(199, 144, 188)  hsl(312, 33%, 67%)  Lilac
#90c79b  rgb(144, 199, 155)  hsl(132, 33%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#bcc790  rgb(188, 199, 144)  hsl(72, 33%, 67%)  Sage
#90bcc7  rgb(144, 188, 199)  hsl(192, 33%, 67%)  Pastel Blue