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#C99ECB

#c99ecb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c99ecb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 61.96% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.99% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 297.33°, with 30.2% saturation and 70.78% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4118

Complementary

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #a0cb9e

Split complementary

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #b6cb9e
  3. #9ecbb2

Analogous

  1. #b29ecb
  2. #c99ecb
  3. #cb9eb6

Triadic

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #cbc99e
  3. #9ecbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #cb9ea0
  3. #a0cb9e
  4. #9ecbc9

Square

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #cbb29e
  3. #a0cb9e
  4. #9eb6cb

Monochromatic

  1. #854987
  2. #ad6cb0
  3. #c99ecb
  4. #e5d0e6
  5. #f8f2f8

Shades

#c99ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #b58eb7
  3. #a17ea2
  4. #8d6f8e
  5. #795f7a
  6. #654f66
  7. #503f51
  8. #3c2f3d
  9. #282029
  10. #141014
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #cea8d0
  3. #d4b1d5
  4. #d9bbdb
  5. #dfc5e0
  6. #e4cfe5
  7. #e9d8ea
  8. #efe2ef
  9. #f4ecf5
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99ecb
  2. #c29bc4
  3. #ba98bc
  4. #b395b5
  5. #ac92ad
  6. #a58fa6
  7. #9d8c9e
  8. #968997
  9. #8f868f
  10. #878388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4aec9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4a8ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caa0ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99ecb {
  color: #c99ecb;
}
Background
.bg-c99ecb {
  background-color: #c99ecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99ecb {
  border: 2px solid #c99ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 158 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 30% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99ecb, #cb9eb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 158 203 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.03 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.17 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.70 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.63 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.87 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.78 #366134 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Lilac
#c99ecb  rgb(201, 158, 203)  hsl(297, 30%, 71%)  Lilac
#a0cb9e  rgb(160, 203, 158)  hsl(117, 30%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#cbc99e  rgb(203, 201, 158)  hsl(57, 30%, 71%)  Sage
#9ecbc9  rgb(158, 203, 201)  hsl(177, 30%, 71%)  Opal