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#CA9BC1

#ca9bc1 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ca9bc1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 60.78% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.27% magenta, 4.46% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 311.49°, with 30.72% saturation and 70% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.3985

Complementary

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #9bcaa4

Split complementary

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #a9ca9b
  3. #9bcabc

Analogous

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #ca9bc1
  3. #ca9ba9

Triadic

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #c1ca9b
  3. #9bc1ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #caa49b
  3. #9bcaa4
  4. #9bc1ca

Square

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #cabc9b
  3. #9bcaa4
  4. #9ba9ca

Monochromatic

  1. #854779
  2. #b069a2
  3. #ca9bc1
  4. #e5cde0
  5. #f8f2f7

Shades

#ca9bc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #b68cae
  3. #a27c9a
  4. #8d6d87
  5. #795d74
  6. #654e61
  7. #513e4d
  8. #3d2f3a
  9. #281f27
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca9bc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #cfa5c7
  3. #d5afcd
  4. #dab9d4
  5. #dfc3da
  6. #e5cde0
  7. #ead7e6
  8. #efe1ec
  9. #f4ebf3
  10. #faf5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca9bc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca9bc1
  2. #c398bb
  3. #bb96b4
  4. #b493ae
  5. #ac90a7
  6. #a58ea1
  7. #9e8b9a
  8. #968894
  9. #8f858d
  10. #878387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a4b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba5c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5acbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9da8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a1c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a5c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd9cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca9bc1 {
  color: #ca9bc1;
}
Background
.bg-ca9bc1 {
  background-color: #ca9bc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca9bc1 {
  border: 2px solid #ca9bc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca9bc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 155 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 31% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca9bc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca9bc1, #ca9ba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca9bc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 155 193 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.54 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.15 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.69 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.57 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.00 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.06 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.15 #35643e Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#ca9bc1  rgb(202, 155, 193)  hsl(311, 31%, 70%)  Lilac
#9bcaa4  rgb(155, 202, 164)  hsl(131, 31%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c1ca9b  rgb(193, 202, 155)  hsl(71, 31%, 70%)  Sage
#9bc1ca  rgb(155, 193, 202)  hsl(191, 31%, 70%)  Pastel Blue