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#CAAECC

#caaecc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#caaecc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 68.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 14.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 22.73% saturation and 74.12% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4719

Complementary

  1. #caaecc
  2. #b0ccae

Split complementary

  1. #caaecc
  2. #bfccae
  3. #aeccbb

Analogous

  1. #bbaecc
  2. #caaecc
  3. #ccaebf

Triadic

  1. #caaecc
  2. #cccaae
  3. #aeccca

Tetradic

  1. #caaecc
  2. #ccaeb0
  3. #b0ccae
  4. #aeccca

Square

  1. #caaecc
  2. #ccbbae
  3. #b0ccae
  4. #aebfcc

Monochromatic

  1. #87578a
  2. #ab7fae
  3. #caaecc
  4. #e9ddea
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#caaecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caaecc
  2. #b69db8
  3. #a28ba3
  4. #8d7a8f
  5. #79687a
  6. #655766
  7. #514652
  8. #3d343d
  9. #282329
  10. #141114
  11. #000000

Tints

#caaecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caaecc
  2. #cfb6d1
  3. #d5bed6
  4. #dac6db
  5. #dfcee0
  6. #e5d7e6
  7. #eadfeb
  8. #efe7f0
  9. #f4eff5
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caaecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caaecc
  2. #c3a9c4
  3. #bba5bd
  4. #b4a0b5
  5. #ac9cae
  6. #a597a6
  7. #9e929e
  8. #968e97
  9. #8f898f
  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 #bfb3c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acb5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b8cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccb0b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b2cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb4cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbafc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caaecc {
  color: #caaecc;
}
Background
.bg-caaecc {
  background-color: #caaecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caaecc {
  border: 2px solid #caaecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caaecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 174 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 23% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caaecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caaecc, #ccaebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caaecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 174 204 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.03 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 4.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.86 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.15 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.89 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.92 #355133 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#caaecc  rgb(202, 174, 204)  hsl(296, 23%, 74%)  Lilac
#b0ccae  rgb(176, 204, 174)  hsl(116, 23%, 74%)  Dark Sea Green
#cccaae  rgb(204, 202, 174)  hsl(56, 23%, 74%)  Pearl
#aeccca  rgb(174, 204, 202)  hsl(176, 23%, 74%)  Opal