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#CA9FCF

#ca9fcf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ca9fcf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 62.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.42% cyan, 23.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 293.75°, with 33.33% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4186

Complementary

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #a4cf9f

Split complementary

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #bccf9f
  3. #9fcfb2

Analogous

  1. #b29fcf
  2. #ca9fcf
  3. #cf9fbc

Triadic

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #cfca9f
  3. #9fcfca

Tetradic

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #cf9fa4
  3. #a4cf9f
  4. #9fcfca

Square

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #cfb29f
  3. #a4cf9f
  4. #9fbccf

Monochromatic

  1. #87478e
  2. #ae6cb5
  3. #ca9fcf
  4. #e6d2e8
  5. #f7f1f8

Shades

#ca9fcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #b68fba
  3. #a27fa6
  4. #8d6f91
  5. #795f7c
  6. #655068
  7. #514053
  8. #3d303e
  9. #282029
  10. #141015
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca9fcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #cfa9d4
  3. #d5b2d9
  4. #dabcdd
  5. #dfc5e2
  6. #e5cfe7
  7. #ead9ec
  8. #efe2f1
  9. #f4ecf5
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca9fcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca9fcf
  2. #c39cc7
  3. #bb99bf
  4. #b496b7
  5. #ac93af
  6. #a590a8
  7. #9e8ca0
  8. #968998
  9. #8f8690
  10. #878388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9baad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4afcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cca3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a6d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a9ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cba2bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca9fcf {
  color: #ca9fcf;
}
Background
.bg-ca9fcf {
  background-color: #ca9fcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca9fcf {
  border: 2px solid #ca9fcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca9fcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 159 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 33% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca9fcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca9fcf, #cf9fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca9fcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 159 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.33 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.16 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.52 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.79 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.99 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.36 #356030 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Lilac
#ca9fcf  rgb(202, 159, 207)  hsl(294, 33%, 72%)  Lilac
#a4cf9f  rgb(164, 207, 159)  hsl(114, 33%, 72%)  Celadon
#cfca9f  rgb(207, 202, 159)  hsl(54, 33%, 72%)  Sage
#9fcfca  rgb(159, 207, 202)  hsl(174, 33%, 72%)  Opal