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#CA91B3

#ca91b3 ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ca91b3 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 56.86% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.22% magenta, 11.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 324.21°, with 34.97% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3606

Complementary

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #91caa8

Split complementary

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #97ca91
  3. #91cac5

Analogous

  1. #c591ca
  2. #ca91b3
  3. #ca9197

Triadic

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #b3ca91
  3. #91b3ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #caa891
  3. #91caa8
  4. #91b3ca

Square

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #cac591
  3. #91caa8
  4. #9197ca

Monochromatic

  1. #833f68
  2. #b15d8f
  3. #ca91b3
  4. #e3c5d7
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#ca91b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #b683a1
  3. #a2748f
  4. #8d667d
  5. #79576b
  6. #65495a
  7. #513a48
  8. #3d2c36
  9. #281d24
  10. #140f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca91b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #cf9cbb
  3. #d5a7c2
  4. #dab2ca
  5. #dfbdd1
  6. #e5c8d9
  7. #ead3e1
  8. #efdee8
  9. #f4e9f0
  10. #faf4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca91b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca91b3
  2. #c38fae
  3. #bb8ea9
  4. #b48ca4
  5. #ac8a9f
  6. #a5899a
  7. #9e8794
  8. #96858f
  9. #8f838a
  10. #878285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39ba9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949db4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a5b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1919d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac98b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce91a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca91b3 {
  color: #ca91b3;
}
Background
.bg-ca91b3 {
  background-color: #ca91b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca91b3 {
  border: 2px solid #ca91b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca91b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 145 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 35% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca91b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca91b3, #ca9197);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca91b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 145 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.10 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.00 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.58 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.10 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.14 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.51 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.70 #356e4c Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ca91b3  rgb(202, 145, 179)  hsl(324, 35%, 68%)  Lilac
#91caa8  rgb(145, 202, 168)  hsl(144, 35%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#b3ca91  rgb(179, 202, 145)  hsl(84, 35%, 68%)  Olivine
#91b3ca  rgb(145, 179, 202)  hsl(204, 35%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue