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#C8AAD5

#c8aad5 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8aad5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.67% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.1% cyan, 20.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 281.86°, with 33.86% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #b7d5aa

Split complementary

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #cdd5aa
  3. #aad5b3

Analogous

  1. #b3aad5
  2. #c8aad5
  3. #d5aacd

Triadic

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #d5c8aa
  3. #aad5c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #d5aab7
  3. #b7d5aa
  4. #aad5c8

Square

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #d5b3aa
  3. #b7d5aa
  4. #aacdd5

Monochromatic

  1. #824c9a
  2. #a777bc
  3. #c8aad5
  4. #e9ddee
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#c8aad5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #b499c0
  3. #a088aa
  4. #8c7795
  5. #786680
  6. #64556b
  7. #504455
  8. #3c3340
  9. #28222b
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8aad5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #ceb3d9
  3. #d3bbdd
  4. #d9c4e2
  5. #decce6
  6. #e4d5ea
  7. #e9ddee
  8. #efe6f2
  9. #f4eef7
  10. #faf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8aad5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8aad5
  2. #c1a6cd
  3. #baa2c4
  4. #b29dbc
  5. #ab99b3
  6. #a495ab
  7. #9d91a2
  8. #968d9a
  9. #8e8891
  10. #878489
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b3d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb5d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8afb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4afd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b1d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8adc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8aad5 {
  color: #c8aad5;
}
Background
.bg-c8aad5 {
  background-color: #c8aad5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8aad5 {
  border: 2px solid #c8aad5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8aad5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 170 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 34% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8aad5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8aad5, #d5aacd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8aad5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 170 213 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.53 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.52 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.27 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.56 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.68 #37552a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8aad5  rgb(200, 170, 213)  hsl(282, 34%, 75%)  Lilac
#b7d5aa  rgb(183, 213, 170)  hsl(102, 34%, 75%)  Celadon
#d5c8aa  rgb(213, 200, 170)  hsl(42, 34%, 75%)  Pearl
#aad5c8  rgb(170, 213, 200)  hsl(162, 34%, 75%)  Opal