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#C797BD

#c797bd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c797bd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 59.22% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.12% magenta, 5.03% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 312.5°, with 30% saturation and 68.63% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.3795

Complementary

  1. #c797bd
  2. #97c7a1

Split complementary

  1. #c797bd
  2. #a5c797
  3. #97c7b9

Analogous

  1. #b997c7
  2. #c797bd
  3. #c797a5

Triadic

  1. #c797bd
  2. #bdc797
  3. #97bdc7

Tetradic

  1. #c797bd
  2. #c7a197
  3. #97c7a1
  4. #97bdc7

Square

  1. #c797bd
  2. #c7b997
  3. #97c7a1
  4. #97a5c7

Monochromatic

  1. #804574
  2. #ac659d
  3. #c797bd
  4. #e2c9dd
  5. #f8f2f7

Shades

#c797bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c797bd
  2. #b388aa
  3. #9f7997
  4. #8b6a84
  5. #775b71
  6. #644c5f
  7. #503c4c
  8. #3c2d39
  9. #281e26
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#c797bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c797bd
  2. #cda1c4
  3. #d2acca
  4. #d8b6d1
  5. #ddc1d7
  6. #e3cbde
  7. #e9d5e5
  8. #eee0eb
  9. #f4eaf2
  10. #f9f5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c797bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c797bd
  2. #c095b7
  3. #b992b1
  4. #b290ab
  5. #ab8ea5
  6. #a48c9f
  7. #9c8998
  8. #958792
  9. #8e858c
  10. #878286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #97a2bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a8bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc99a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca98af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c797bd {
  color: #c797bd;
}
Background
.bg-c797bd {
  background-color: #c797bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c797bd {
  border: 2px solid #c797bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c797bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 151 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 30% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c797bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c797bd, #c797a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c797bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 151 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.42 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.13 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.65 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.67 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.90 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.47 #386842 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c797bd  rgb(199, 151, 189)  hsl(313, 30%, 69%)  Lilac
#97c7a1  rgb(151, 199, 161)  hsl(133, 30%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdc797  rgb(189, 199, 151)  hsl(73, 30%, 69%)  Sage
#97bdc7  rgb(151, 189, 199)  hsl(193, 30%, 69%)  Pastel Blue