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#C7A7BE

#c7a7be ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c7a7be is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 65.49% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 4.52% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 316.88°, with 22.22% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.435

Complementary

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #a7c7b0

Split complementary

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #aec7a7
  3. #a7c7c0

Analogous

  1. #c0a7c7
  2. #c7a7be
  3. #c7a7ae

Triadic

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #bec7a7
  3. #a7bec7

Tetradic

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #c7b0a7
  3. #a7c7b0
  4. #a7bec7

Square

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #c7c0a7
  3. #a7c7b0
  4. #a7aec7

Monochromatic

  1. #825375
  2. #a9789b
  3. #c7a7be
  4. #e5d6e1
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#c7a7be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #b396ab
  3. #9f8698
  4. #8b7585
  5. #776472
  6. #64545f
  7. #50434c
  8. #3c3239
  9. #282126
  10. #141113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7a7be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #cdb0c5
  3. #d2b9cb
  4. #d8c1d2
  5. #ddcad8
  6. #e3d3df
  7. #e9dce5
  8. #eee5ec
  9. #f4edf2
  10. #f9f6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7a7be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7a7be
  2. #c0a3b8
  3. #b99fb2
  4. #b29bab
  5. #ab97a5
  6. #a4949f
  7. #9c9099
  8. #958c93
  9. #8e888c
  10. #878486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baadb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7adbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb2bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5abbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9aebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7a7be {
  color: #c7a7be;
}
Background
.bg-c7a7be {
  background-color: #c7a7be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7a7be {
  border: 2px solid #c7a7be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7a7be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 167 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 22% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7a7be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7a7be, #c7a7ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7a7be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 167 190 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.63 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.69 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.37 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.21 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.98 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.02 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.03 #385841 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c7a7be  rgb(199, 167, 190)  hsl(317, 22%, 72%)  Lilac
#a7c7b0  rgb(167, 199, 176)  hsl(137, 22%, 72%)  Opal
#bec7a7  rgb(190, 199, 167)  hsl(77, 22%, 72%)  Sage
#a7bec7  rgb(167, 190, 199)  hsl(197, 22%, 72%)  Pastel Blue