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#CBADD6

#cbadd6 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbadd6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 67.84% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.14% cyan, 19.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 283.9°, with 33.33% saturation and 75.88% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4744

Complementary

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #b8d6ad

Split complementary

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #ccd6ad
  3. #add6b6

Analogous

  1. #b6add6
  2. #cbadd6
  3. #d6adcc

Triadic

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #d6cbad
  3. #add6cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #d6adb8
  3. #b8d6ad
  4. #add6cb

Square

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #d6b6ad
  3. #b8d6ad
  4. #adccd6

Monochromatic

  1. #874e9c
  2. #ab7abc
  3. #cbadd6
  4. #ebe0ef
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#cbadd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #b79cc1
  3. #a28aab
  4. #8e7996
  5. #7a6880
  6. #66576b
  7. #514556
  8. #3d3440
  9. #29232b
  10. #141115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbadd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #d0b5da
  3. #d5bdde
  4. #dbc6e2
  5. #e0cee6
  6. #e5d6eb
  7. #eadeef
  8. #efe6f3
  9. #f5eff7
  10. #faf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbadd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbadd6
  2. #c4a9cd
  3. #bca4c5
  4. #b5a0bc
  5. #ad9bb4
  6. #a697ab
  7. #9e92a2
  8. #978e9a
  9. #8f8991
  10. #888589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb3c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b5d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb8d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb1bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b2d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb4d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbadd6 {
  color: #cbadd6;
}
Background
.bg-cbadd6 {
  background-color: #cbadd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbadd6 {
  border: 2px solid #cbadd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbadd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 173 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 33% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbadd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbadd6, #d6adcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbadd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 173 214 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.55 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.31 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.36 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.79 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.66 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.38 #345229 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cbadd6  rgb(203, 173, 214)  hsl(284, 33%, 76%)  Lilac
#b8d6ad  rgb(184, 214, 173)  hsl(104, 33%, 76%)  Celadon
#d6cbad  rgb(214, 203, 173)  hsl(44, 33%, 76%)  Pearl
#add6cb  rgb(173, 214, 203)  hsl(164, 33%, 76%)  Opal