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#C9BCCA

#c9bcca ≈ Languid Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9bcca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 73.73% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.5% cyan, 6.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.71°, with 11.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.5265

Complementary

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #bdcabc

Split complementary

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #c4cabc
  3. #bccac2

Analogous

  1. #c2bcca
  2. #c9bcca
  3. #cabcc4

Triadic

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #cac9bc
  3. #bccac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #cabcbd
  3. #bdcabc
  4. #bccac9

Square

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #cac2bc
  3. #bdcabc
  4. #bcc4ca

Monochromatic

  1. #826984
  2. #a791a8
  3. #c9bcca
  4. #ebe7ec
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#c9bcca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #b5a9b6
  3. #a196a2
  4. #8d848d
  5. #797179
  6. #655e65
  7. #504b51
  8. #3c383d
  9. #282628
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9bcca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #cec3cf
  3. #d4c9d5
  4. #d9d0da
  5. #dfd7df
  6. #e4dee5
  7. #e9e4ea
  8. #efebef
  9. #f4f2f4
  10. #faf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9bcca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9bcca
  2. #c2b6c3
  3. #bab0bb
  4. #b3aab4
  5. #aca4ac
  6. #a59ea5
  7. #9d989e
  8. #969296
  9. #8f8c8f
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbfcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec0c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cabdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1beca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bfca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9bdc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9bcca {
  color: #c9bcca;
}
Background
.bg-c9bcca {
  background-color: #c9bcca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9bcca {
  border: 2px solid #c9bcca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9bcca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 188 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 12% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9bcca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9bcca, #cabcc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9bcca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 188 202 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.82 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.88 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.41 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.52 #364335 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#c9bcca  rgb(201, 188, 202)  hsl(296, 12%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bdcabc  rgb(189, 202, 188)  hsl(116, 12%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#cac9bc  rgb(202, 201, 188)  hsl(56, 12%, 76%)  Timberwolf
#bccac9  rgb(188, 202, 201)  hsl(176, 12%, 76%)  Ash Gray