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#C8BCC9

#c8bcc9 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8bcc9 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.73% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.5% cyan, 6.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 295.38°, with 10.74% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.5246

Complementary

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #bdc9bc

Split complementary

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #c3c9bc
  3. #bcc9c1

Analogous

  1. #c1bcc9
  2. #c8bcc9
  3. #c9bcc3

Triadic

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #c9c8bc
  3. #bcc9c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #c9bcbd
  3. #bdc9bc
  4. #bcc9c8

Square

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #c9c1bc
  3. #bdc9bc
  4. #bcc3c9

Monochromatic

  1. #816983
  2. #a592a7
  3. #c8bcc9
  4. #ebe6eb
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#c8bcc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #b4a9b5
  3. #a096a1
  4. #8c848d
  5. #787179
  6. #645e65
  7. #504b50
  8. #3c383c
  9. #282628
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bcc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #cec3ce
  3. #d3c9d4
  4. #d9d0d9
  5. #ded7df
  6. #e4dee4
  7. #e9e4e9
  8. #efebef
  9. #f4f2f4
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bcc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bcc9
  2. #c1b6c2
  3. #bab0ba
  4. #b2aab3
  5. #aba4ac
  6. #a49ea5
  7. #9d989d
  8. #969296
  9. #8e8c8f
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bec3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbfca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc0c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9bdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bec9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8bdc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bcc9 {
  color: #c8bcc9;
}
Background
.bg-c8bcc9 {
  background-color: #c8bcc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bcc9 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bcc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bcc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 188 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bcc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bcc9, #c9bcc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bcc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 188 201 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.26 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.38 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.70 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.86 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.13 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.07 #374336 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c8bcc9  rgb(200, 188, 201)  hsl(295, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bdc9bc  rgb(189, 201, 188)  hsl(115, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c9c8bc  rgb(201, 200, 188)  hsl(55, 11%, 76%)  Timberwolf
#bcc9c8  rgb(188, 201, 200)  hsl(175, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray