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#CAAAC5

#caaac5 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#caaac5 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 66.67% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.84% magenta, 2.48% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 309.37°, with 23.19% saturation and 72.94% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.4534

Complementary

  1. #caaac5
  2. #aacaaf

Split complementary

  1. #caaac5
  2. #b5caaa
  3. #aacabf

Analogous

  1. #bfaaca
  2. #caaac5
  3. #caaab5

Triadic

  1. #caaac5
  2. #c5caaa
  3. #aac5ca

Tetradic

  1. #caaac5
  2. #caafaa
  3. #aacaaf
  4. #aac5ca

Square

  1. #caaac5
  2. #cabfaa
  3. #aacaaf
  4. #aab5ca

Monochromatic

  1. #87547f
  2. #ad7ba5
  3. #caaac5
  4. #e7d9e5
  5. #f7f2f6

Shades

#caaac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caaac5
  2. #b699b1
  3. #a2889e
  4. #8d778a
  5. #796676
  6. #655563
  7. #51444f
  8. #3d333b
  9. #282227
  10. #141114
  11. #000000

Tints

#caaac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caaac5
  2. #cfb3cb
  3. #d5bbd1
  4. #dac4d6
  5. #dfccdc
  6. #e5d5e2
  7. #eadde8
  8. #efe6ee
  9. #f4eef3
  10. #faf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caaac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caaac5
  2. #c3a6be
  3. #bba2b7
  4. #b49db0
  5. #ac99a9
  6. #a595a3
  7. #9e919c
  8. #968d95
  9. #8f888e
  10. #878487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b1c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b5c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdacb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7aec6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb1c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccabba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caaac5 {
  color: #caaac5;
}
Background
.bg-caaac5 {
  background-color: #caaac5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caaac5 {
  border: 2px solid #caaac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caaac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 170 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 23% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caaac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caaac5, #caaab5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caaac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 170 197 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.39 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.47 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.25 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.83 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.80 #35553a Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lilac
#caaac5  rgb(202, 170, 197)  hsl(309, 23%, 73%)  Lilac
#aacaaf  rgb(170, 202, 175)  hsl(129, 23%, 73%)  Dark Sea Green
#c5caaa  rgb(197, 202, 170)  hsl(69, 23%, 73%)  Sage
#aac5ca  rgb(170, 197, 202)  hsl(189, 23%, 73%)  Pastel Blue