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#CAADD4

#caadd4 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#caadd4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 67.84% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.72% cyan, 18.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 284.62°, with 31.2% saturation and 75.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.472

Complementary

  1. #caadd4
  2. #b7d4ad

Split complementary

  1. #caadd4
  2. #cad4ad
  3. #add4b7

Analogous

  1. #b7add4
  2. #caadd4
  3. #d4adca

Triadic

  1. #caadd4
  2. #d4caad
  3. #add4ca

Tetradic

  1. #caadd4
  2. #d4adb7
  3. #b7d4ad
  4. #add4ca

Square

  1. #caadd4
  2. #d4b7ad
  3. #b7d4ad
  4. #adcad4

Monochromatic

  1. #865098
  2. #aa7bba
  3. #caadd4
  4. #eadfee
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#caadd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caadd4
  2. #b69cbf
  3. #a28aaa
  4. #8d7994
  5. #79687f
  6. #65576a
  7. #514555
  8. #3d3440
  9. #28232a
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#caadd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caadd4
  2. #cfb5d8
  3. #d5bddd
  4. #dac6e1
  5. #dfcee5
  6. #e5d6ea
  7. #eadeee
  8. #efe6f2
  9. #f4eff6
  10. #faf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caadd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caadd4
  2. #c3a9cc
  3. #bba4c3
  4. #b4a0bb
  5. #ac9bb2
  6. #a597aa
  7. #9e92a2
  8. #968e99
  9. #8f8991
  10. #878588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b5d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb8d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cab1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b2d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab4d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caafc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caadd4 {
  color: #caadd4;
}
Background
.bg-caadd4 {
  background-color: #caadd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caadd4 {
  border: 2px solid #caadd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caadd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 173 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 31% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caadd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caadd4, #d4adca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caadd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 173 212 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.46 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.76 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.19 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.20 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.05 #35522b Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#caadd4  rgb(202, 173, 212)  hsl(285, 31%, 75%)  Lilac
#b7d4ad  rgb(183, 212, 173)  hsl(105, 31%, 75%)  Celadon
#d4caad  rgb(212, 202, 173)  hsl(45, 31%, 75%)  Pearl
#add4ca  rgb(173, 212, 202)  hsl(165, 31%, 75%)  Opal