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#C8ACC2

#c8acc2 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c8acc2 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 67.45% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 312.86°, with 20.29% saturation and 72.94% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.4568

Complementary

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #acc8b2

Split complementary

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #b4c8ac
  3. #acc8c0

Analogous

  1. #c0acc8
  2. #c8acc2
  3. #c8acb4

Triadic

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #c2c8ac
  3. #acc2c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #c8b2ac
  3. #acc8b2
  4. #acc2c8

Square

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #c8c0ac
  3. #acc8b2
  4. #acb4c8

Monochromatic

  1. #84577a
  2. #aa7ea0
  3. #c8acc2
  4. #e6dae4
  5. #f7f3f6

Shades

#c8acc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #b49baf
  3. #a08a9b
  4. #8c7888
  5. #786774
  6. #645661
  7. #50454e
  8. #3c343a
  9. #282227
  10. #141113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8acc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #ceb4c8
  3. #d3bdce
  4. #d9c5d4
  5. #decdda
  6. #e4d6e1
  7. #e9dee7
  8. #efe6ed
  9. #f4eef3
  10. #faf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8acc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8acc2
  2. #c1a8bb
  3. #baa3b5
  4. #b29fae
  5. #ab9aa8
  6. #a496a1
  7. #9d929a
  8. #968d94
  9. #8e898d
  10. #878487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb2c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbadb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b0c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb2c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caadb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8acc2 {
  color: #c8acc2;
}
Background
.bg-c8acc2 {
  background-color: #c8acc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8acc2 {
  border: 2px solid #c8acc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8acc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 172 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 20% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8acc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8acc2, #c8acb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8acc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 172 194 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.94 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.50 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.46 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.71 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.43 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 10.41 #37533d Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#c8acc2  rgb(200, 172, 194)  hsl(313, 20%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#acc8b2  rgb(172, 200, 178)  hsl(133, 20%, 73%)  Opal
#c2c8ac  rgb(194, 200, 172)  hsl(73, 20%, 73%)  Sage
#acc2c8  rgb(172, 194, 200)  hsl(193, 20%, 73%)  Pastel Blue