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#CA97CA

#ca97ca ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ca97ca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 59.22% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 32.48% saturation and 69.22% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3895

Complementary

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #97ca97

Split complementary

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #b1ca97
  3. #97cab1

Analogous

  1. #b197ca
  2. #ca97ca
  3. #ca97b1

Triadic

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #caca97
  3. #97caca

Tetradic

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #ca9797
  3. #97ca97
  4. #97caca

Square

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #cab197
  3. #97ca97
  4. #97b1ca

Monochromatic

  1. #844484
  2. #b064b0
  3. #ca97ca
  4. #e4cae4
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#ca97ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #b688b6
  3. #a279a2
  4. #8d6a8d
  5. #795b79
  6. #654c65
  7. #513c51
  8. #3d2d3d
  9. #281e28
  10. #140f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca97ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #cfa1cf
  3. #d5acd5
  4. #dab6da
  5. #dfc1df
  6. #e5cbe5
  7. #ead5ea
  8. #efe0ef
  9. #f4eaf4
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca97ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca97ca
  2. #c395c3
  3. #bb92bb
  4. #b490b4
  5. #ac8eac
  6. #a58ca5
  7. #9e899e
  8. #968796
  9. #8f858f
  10. #878287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94a4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9faac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9ba9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a3c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc9ab7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca97ca {
  color: #ca97ca;
}
Background
.bg-ca97ca {
  background-color: #ca97ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca97ca {
  border: 2px solid #ca97ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca97ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 151 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 32% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca97ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca97ca, #ca97b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca97ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 151 202 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.16 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.20 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.34 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.46 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.88 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.32 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.42 #356835 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ca97ca  rgb(202, 151, 202)  hsl(300, 32%, 69%)  Lilac
#97ca97  rgb(151, 202, 151)  hsl(120, 32%, 69%)  Dark Sea Green
#caca97  rgb(202, 202, 151)  hsl(60, 32%, 69%)  Sage
#97caca  rgb(151, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 32%, 69%)  Opal