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#C9A4CC

#c9a4cc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c9a4cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 64.31% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.47% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 295.5°, with 28.17% saturation and 72.16% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 0.88.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4333

Complementary

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #a7cca4

Split complementary

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #bbcca4
  3. #a4ccb5

Analogous

  1. #b5a4cc
  2. #c9a4cc
  3. #cca4bb

Triadic

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #ccc9a4
  3. #a4ccc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #cca4a7
  3. #a7cca4
  4. #a4ccc9

Square

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #ccb5a4
  3. #a7cca4
  4. #a4bbcc

Monochromatic

  1. #854d8a
  2. #ac73b1
  3. #c9a4cc
  4. #e6d5e7
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#c9a4cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #b594b8
  3. #a183a3
  4. #8d738f
  5. #79627a
  6. #655266
  7. #504252
  8. #3c313d
  9. #282129
  10. #141014
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9a4cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #ceadd1
  3. #d4b6d6
  4. #d9bfdb
  5. #dfc8e0
  6. #e4d2e6
  7. #e9dbeb
  8. #efe4f0
  9. #f4edf5
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9a4cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9a4cc
  2. #c2a0c4
  3. #ba9dbd
  4. #b399b5
  5. #ac96ae
  6. #a592a6
  7. #9d8e9e
  8. #968b97
  9. #8f878f
  10. #878488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baabbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1adce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9b1cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cba7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2aacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7accb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caa6bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9a4cc {
  color: #c9a4cc;
}
Background
.bg-c9a4cc {
  background-color: #c9a4cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9a4cc {
  border: 2px solid #c9a4cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9a4cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 164 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 28% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9a4cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9a4cc, #cca4bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9a4cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 164 204 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 0.88 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.02 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.82 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.98 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.96 #365b33 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lilac
#c9a4cc  rgb(201, 164, 204)  hsl(296, 28%, 72%)  Lilac
#a7cca4  rgb(167, 204, 164)  hsl(116, 28%, 72%)  Dark Sea Green
#ccc9a4  rgb(204, 201, 164)  hsl(56, 28%, 72%)  Sage
#a4ccc9  rgb(164, 204, 201)  hsl(176, 28%, 72%)  Opal