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#CAA7BD

#caa7bd ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#caa7bd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 65.49% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.33% magenta, 6.44% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 322.29°, with 24.82% saturation and 72.35% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.4387

Complementary

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #a7cab4

Split complementary

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #abcaa7
  3. #a7cac5

Analogous

  1. #c5a7ca
  2. #caa7bd
  3. #caa7ab

Triadic

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #bdcaa7
  3. #a7bdca

Tetradic

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #cab4a7
  3. #a7cab4
  4. #a7bdca

Square

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #cac5a7
  3. #a7cab4
  4. #a7abca

Monochromatic

  1. #875173
  2. #ad7799
  3. #caa7bd
  4. #e7d7e1
  5. #f7f2f5

Shades

#caa7bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #b696aa
  3. #a28697
  4. #8d7584
  5. #796471
  6. #65545f
  7. #51434c
  8. #3d3239
  9. #282126
  10. #141113
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa7bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #cfb0c4
  3. #d5b9ca
  4. #dac1d1
  5. #dfcad7
  6. #e5d3de
  7. #eadce5
  8. #efe5eb
  9. #f4edf2
  10. #faf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa7bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa7bd
  2. #c3a3b7
  3. #bb9fb1
  4. #b49bab
  5. #ac97a5
  6. #a5949f
  7. #9e9098
  8. #968c92
  9. #8f888c
  10. #878486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbadb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8aebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfa7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7abbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbaebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cda7b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa7bd {
  color: #caa7bd;
}
Background
.bg-caa7bd {
  background-color: #caa7bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa7bd {
  border: 2px solid #caa7bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa7bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 167 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 322 25% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa7bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa7bd, #caa7ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa7bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 167 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.94 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.48 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.60 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.80 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.19 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.96 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 10.28 #355842 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#caa7bd  rgb(202, 167, 189)  hsl(322, 25%, 72%)  Lilac
#a7cab4  rgb(167, 202, 180)  hsl(142, 25%, 72%)  Opal
#bdcaa7  rgb(189, 202, 167)  hsl(82, 25%, 72%)  Sage
#a7bdca  rgb(167, 189, 202)  hsl(202, 25%, 72%)  Pastel Blue