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#CAB9C7

#cab9c7 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cab9c7 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.55% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.42% magenta, 1.49% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 310.59°, with 13.82% saturation and 75.88% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #b9cabc

Split complementary

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #becab9
  3. #b9cac4

Analogous

  1. #c4b9ca
  2. #cab9c7
  3. #cab9be

Triadic

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #c7cab9
  3. #b9c7ca

Tetradic

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #cabcb9
  3. #b9cabc
  4. #b9c7ca

Square

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #cac4b9
  3. #b9cabc
  4. #b9beca

Monochromatic

  1. #85657f
  2. #a98da4
  3. #cab9c7
  4. #ebe5ea
  5. #f6f3f6

Shades

#cab9c7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #b6a7b3
  3. #a2949f
  4. #8d828b
  5. #796f77
  6. #655d64
  7. #514a50
  8. #3d383c
  9. #282528
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab9c7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #cfc0cd
  3. #d5c7d2
  4. #daced8
  5. #dfd5dd
  6. #e5dce3
  7. #eae3e9
  8. #efeaee
  9. #f4f1f4
  10. #faf8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab9c7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab9c7
  2. #c3b3c0
  3. #bbaeb9
  4. #b4a8b2
  5. #aca2ab
  6. #a59da4
  7. #9e979c
  8. #969195
  9. #8f8b8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bcc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bcc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbfc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ccbabd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bbc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bcc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb9c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab9c7 {
  color: #cab9c7;
}
Background
.bg-cab9c7 {
  background-color: #cab9c7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab9c7 {
  border: 2px solid #cab9c7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab9c7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 185 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 14% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab9c7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab9c7, #cab9be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab9c7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 185 199 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.84 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.11 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.46 #354638 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cab9c7  rgb(202, 185, 199)  hsl(311, 14%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#b9cabc  rgb(185, 202, 188)  hsl(131, 14%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c7cab9  rgb(199, 202, 185)  hsl(71, 14%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#b9c7ca  rgb(185, 199, 202)  hsl(191, 14%, 76%)  Pastel Blue