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#C98ACC

#c98acc ≈ Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c98acc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 54.12% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.47% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 297.27°, with 39.29% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Plum (#dda0dd), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3495

Complementary

  1. #c98acc
  2. #8dcc8a

Split complementary

  1. #c98acc
  2. #aecc8a
  3. #8acca8

Analogous

  1. #a88acc
  2. #c98acc
  3. #cc8aae

Triadic

  1. #c98acc
  2. #ccc98a
  3. #8accc9

Tetradic

  1. #c98acc
  2. #cc8a8d
  3. #8dcc8a
  4. #8accc9

Square

  1. #c98acc
  2. #cca88a
  3. #8dcc8a
  4. #8aaecc

Monochromatic

  1. #803984
  2. #b055b5
  3. #c98acc
  4. #e2bfe3
  5. #f8f1f9

Shades

#c98acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c98acc
  2. #b57cb8
  3. #a16ea3
  4. #8d618f
  5. #79537a
  6. #654566
  7. #503752
  8. #3c293d
  9. #281c29
  10. #140e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#c98acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c98acc
  2. #ce96d1
  3. #d4a1d6
  4. #d9addb
  5. #dfb9e0
  6. #e4c5e6
  7. #e9d0eb
  8. #efdcf0
  9. #f4e8f5
  10. #faf3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c98acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c98acc
  2. #c289c4
  3. #ba88bd
  4. #b387b5
  5. #ac86ae
  6. #a585a6
  7. #9d849e
  8. #968397
  9. #8f828f
  10. #878188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b297b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859bcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a2ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc90a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a494ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac99cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb8eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c98acc {
  color: #c98acc;
}
Background
.bg-c98acc {
  background-color: #c98acc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c98acc {
  border: 2px solid #c98acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c98acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 138 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c98acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c98acc, #cc8aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c98acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 138 204 / 0.35);
}

#dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.09 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.20 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.70 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.85 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.98 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.22 #367533 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Plum
#c98acc  rgb(201, 138, 204)  hsl(297, 39%, 67%)  Plum
#8dcc8a  rgb(141, 204, 138)  hsl(117, 39%, 67%)  Pistachio
#ccc98a  rgb(204, 201, 138)  hsl(57, 39%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8accc9  rgb(138, 204, 201)  hsl(177, 39%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise