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#C898CA

#c898ca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c898ca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 59.61% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.99% cyan, 24.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 297.6°, with 32.05% saturation and 69.41% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.39

Complementary

  1. #c898ca
  2. #9aca98

Split complementary

  1. #c898ca
  2. #b3ca98
  3. #98caaf

Analogous

  1. #af98ca
  2. #c898ca
  3. #ca98b3

Triadic

  1. #c898ca
  2. #cac898
  3. #98cac8

Tetradic

  1. #c898ca
  2. #ca989a
  3. #9aca98
  4. #98cac8

Square

  1. #c898ca
  2. #caaf98
  3. #9aca98
  4. #98b3ca

Monochromatic

  1. #824485
  2. #ad65b0
  3. #c898ca
  4. #e3cbe4
  5. #f8f2f8

Shades

#c898ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c898ca
  2. #b489b6
  3. #a07aa2
  4. #8c6a8d
  5. #785b79
  6. #644c65
  7. #503d51
  8. #3c2e3d
  9. #281e28
  10. #140f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c898ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c898ca
  2. #cea2cf
  3. #d3add5
  4. #d9b7da
  5. #dec1df
  6. #e4cce5
  7. #e9d6ea
  8. #efe0ef
  9. #f4eaf4
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c898ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c898ca
  2. #c196c3
  3. #ba93bb
  4. #b291b4
  5. #ab8eac
  6. #a48ca5
  7. #9d8a9e
  8. #968796
  9. #8e858f
  10. #878287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9faac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9ca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a3c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca9bb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c898ca {
  color: #c898ca;
}
Background
.bg-c898ca {
  background-color: #c898ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c898ca {
  border: 2px solid #c898ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c898ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 152 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 32% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c898ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c898ca, #ca98b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c898ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 152 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.78 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.06 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.44 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.04 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.80 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.76 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.83 #376735 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c898ca  rgb(200, 152, 202)  hsl(298, 32%, 69%)  Lilac
#9aca98  rgb(154, 202, 152)  hsl(118, 32%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#cac898  rgb(202, 200, 152)  hsl(58, 32%, 69%)  Sage
#98cac8  rgb(152, 202, 200)  hsl(178, 32%, 69%)  Opal