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#C8A8D2

#c8a8d2 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8a8d2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.88% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.76% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 285.71°, with 31.82% saturation and 74.12% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.4494

Complementary

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #b2d2a8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #c7d2a8
  3. #a8d2b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a8d2
  2. #c8a8d2
  3. #d2a8c7

Triadic

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #d2c8a8
  3. #a8d2c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #d2a8b2
  3. #b2d2a8
  4. #a8d2c8

Square

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #d2b3a8
  3. #b2d2a8
  4. #a8c7d2

Monochromatic

  1. #834d94
  2. #a876b8
  3. #c8a8d2
  4. #e8daec
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#c8a8d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #b497bd
  3. #a086a8
  4. #8c7693
  5. #78657e
  6. #645469
  7. #504354
  8. #3c323f
  9. #28222a
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a8d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #ceb1d7
  3. #d3b9db
  4. #d9c2e0
  5. #decbe4
  6. #e4d4e9
  7. #e9dced
  8. #efe5f2
  9. #f4eef6
  10. #faf6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a8d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a8d2
  2. #c1a4ca
  3. #baa0c2
  4. #b29cb9
  5. #ab98b1
  6. #a494a9
  7. #9d90a1
  8. #968c99
  9. #8e8890
  10. #878488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcafc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b1d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab4d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8acb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3add3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7afd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8abc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a8d2 {
  color: #c8a8d2;
}
Background
.bg-c8a8d2 {
  background-color: #c8a8d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a8d2 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a8d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a8d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 168 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 32% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a8d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a8d2, #d2a8c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a8d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 168 210 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.56 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.55 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.23 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.23 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.43 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.91 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.35 #37572d Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8a8d2  rgb(200, 168, 210)  hsl(286, 32%, 74%)  Lilac
#b2d2a8  rgb(178, 210, 168)  hsl(106, 32%, 74%)  Celadon
#d2c8a8  rgb(210, 200, 168)  hsl(46, 32%, 74%)  Pearl
#a8d2c8  rgb(168, 210, 200)  hsl(166, 32%, 74%)  Opal