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#C99BB3

#c99bb3 ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c99bb3 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 60.78% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.89% magenta, 10.95% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 328.7°, with 29.87% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3911

Complementary

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #9bc9b1

Split complementary

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #9cc99b
  3. #9bc9c8

Analogous

  1. #c89bc9
  2. #c99bb3
  3. #c99b9c

Triadic

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #b3c99b
  3. #9bb3c9

Tetradic

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #c9b19b
  3. #9bc9b1
  4. #9bb3c9

Square

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #c9c89b
  3. #9bc9b1
  4. #9b9cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #844767
  2. #ae698d
  3. #c99bb3
  4. #e4cdd9
  5. #f8f2f5

Shades

#c99bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #b58ca1
  3. #a17c8f
  4. #8d6d7d
  5. #795d6b
  6. #654e5a
  7. #503e48
  8. #3c2f36
  9. #281f24
  10. #141012
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #cea5bb
  3. #d4afc2
  4. #d9b9ca
  5. #dfc3d1
  6. #e4cdd9
  7. #e9d7e1
  8. #efe1e8
  9. #f4ebf0
  10. #faf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99bb3
  2. #c298ae
  3. #ba96a9
  4. #b393a4
  5. #ac909f
  6. #a58e9a
  7. #9d8b94
  8. #96888f
  9. #8f858a
  10. #878385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a3ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea4b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8abb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d09ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a0b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a5b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd9baa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99bb3 {
  color: #c99bb3;
}
Background
.bg-c99bb3 {
  background-color: #c99bb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #c99bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 155 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 30% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99bb3, #c99b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 155 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.00 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.71 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.77 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.71 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.96 #36644c Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c99bb3  rgb(201, 155, 179)  hsl(329, 30%, 70%)  Lilac
#9bc9b1  rgb(155, 201, 177)  hsl(149, 30%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#b3c99b  rgb(179, 201, 155)  hsl(89, 30%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#9bb3c9  rgb(155, 179, 201)  hsl(209, 30%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue