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#C8ABCF

#c8abcf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8abcf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 67.06% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.38% cyan, 17.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 288.33°, with 27.27% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4591

Complementary

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #b2cfab

Split complementary

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #c4cfab
  3. #abcfb6

Analogous

  1. #b6abcf
  2. #c8abcf
  3. #cfabc4

Triadic

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #cfc8ab
  3. #abcfc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #cfabb2
  3. #b2cfab
  4. #abcfc8

Square

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #cfb6ab
  3. #b2cfab
  4. #abc4cf

Monochromatic

  1. #83528f
  2. #a87ab3
  3. #c8abcf
  4. #e8dceb
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#c8abcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #b49aba
  3. #a089a6
  4. #8c7891
  5. #78677c
  6. #645668
  7. #504453
  8. #3c333e
  9. #282229
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8abcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #ceb3d4
  3. #d3bcd9
  4. #d9c4dd
  5. #decde2
  6. #e4d5e7
  7. #e9ddec
  8. #efe6f1
  9. #f4eef5
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8abcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8abcf
  2. #c1a7c7
  3. #baa2bf
  4. #b29eb7
  5. #ab9aaf
  6. #a496a8
  7. #9d91a0
  8. #968d98
  9. #8e8990
  10. #878488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b3d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb6ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9aeb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b0d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b1ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8adc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8abcf {
  color: #c8abcf;
}
Background
.bg-c8abcf {
  background-color: #c8abcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8abcf {
  border: 2px solid #c8abcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8abcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 171 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 27% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8abcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8abcf, #cfabc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8abcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 171 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.94 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.26 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.30 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.58 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.42 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.03 #375430 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8abcf  rgb(200, 171, 207)  hsl(288, 27%, 74%)  Lilac
#b2cfab  rgb(178, 207, 171)  hsl(108, 27%, 74%)  Celadon
#cfc8ab  rgb(207, 200, 171)  hsl(48, 27%, 74%)  Pearl
#abcfc8  rgb(171, 207, 200)  hsl(168, 27%, 74%)  Opal