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#C8B0DB

#c8b0db ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#c8b0db is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 69.02% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.68% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 273.49°, with 37.39% saturation and 77.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.4844

Complementary

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #c3dbb0

Split complementary

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #d8dbb0
  3. #b0dbb2

Analogous

  1. #b2b0db
  2. #c8b0db
  3. #dbb0d8

Triadic

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #dbc8b0
  3. #b0dbc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #dbb0c3
  3. #c3dbb0
  4. #b0dbc8

Square

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #dbb2b0
  3. #c3dbb0
  4. #b0d8db

Monochromatic

  1. #7e4ca6
  2. #a37bc3
  3. #c8b0db
  4. #ede5f3
  5. #f5f1f9

Shades

#c8b0db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #b49ec5
  3. #a08daf
  4. #8c7b99
  5. #786a83
  6. #64586e
  7. #504658
  8. #3c3542
  9. #28232c
  10. #141216
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b0db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #ceb8df
  3. #d3c0e2
  4. #d9c8e6
  5. #ded0e9
  6. #e4d8ed
  7. #e9dff1
  8. #efe7f4
  9. #f4eff8
  10. #faf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b0db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b0db
  2. #c1abd2
  3. #baa6c9
  4. #b2a2c0
  5. #ab9db7
  6. #a498ae
  7. #9d93a4
  8. #968e9b
  9. #8e8a92
  10. #878589
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb5c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb9da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b5bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b5dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b6da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b3cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b0db {
  color: #c8b0db;
}
Background
.bg-c8b0db {
  background-color: #c8b0db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b0db {
  border: 2px solid #c8b0db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b0db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 176 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 37% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b0db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b0db, #dbb0d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b0db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 176 219 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.27 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.65 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.63 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.95 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.25 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.31 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.84 #374f24 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c8b0db  rgb(200, 176, 219)  hsl(273, 37%, 77%)  Lilac
#c3dbb0  rgb(195, 219, 176)  hsl(93, 37%, 77%)  Tea Green
#dbc8b0  rgb(219, 200, 176)  hsl(33, 37%, 77%)  Bone
#b0dbc8  rgb(176, 219, 200)  hsl(153, 37%, 77%)  Seafoam Green