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#CC8EBD

#cc8ebd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc8ebd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 55.69% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.39% magenta, 7.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 314.52°, with 37.8% saturation and 67.84% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3586

Complementary

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #8ecc9d

Split complementary

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #9ecc8e
  3. #8eccbc

Analogous

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #cc8ebd
  3. #cc8e9e

Triadic

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #bdcc8e
  3. #8ebdcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #cc9d8e
  3. #8ecc9d
  4. #8ebdcc

Square

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #ccbc8e
  3. #8ecc9d
  4. #8e9ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #853c73
  2. #b4599e
  3. #cc8ebd
  4. #e4c3dc
  5. #f9f1f7

Shades

#cc8ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #b880aa
  3. #a37297
  4. #8f6384
  5. #7a5571
  6. #66475f
  7. #52394c
  8. #3d2b39
  9. #291c26
  10. #140e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #d199c4
  3. #d6a5ca
  4. #dbb0d1
  5. #e0bbd7
  6. #e6c7de
  7. #ebd2e5
  8. #f0ddeb
  9. #f5e8f2
  10. #faf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8ebd
  2. #c48db7
  3. #bd8bb1
  4. #b58aab
  5. #ae88a5
  6. #a6879f
  7. #9e8698
  8. #978492
  9. #8f838c
  10. #888186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49aad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e9cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9da5bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2909f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab97be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d08fac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8ebd {
  color: #cc8ebd;
}
Background
.bg-cc8ebd {
  background-color: #cc8ebd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8ebd {
  border: 2px solid #cc8ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 142 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8ebd, #cc8e9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 142 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.21 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.47 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.77 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.58 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.60 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.79 #337142 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc8ebd  rgb(204, 142, 189)  hsl(315, 38%, 68%)  Lilac
#8ecc9d  rgb(142, 204, 157)  hsl(135, 38%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#bdcc8e  rgb(189, 204, 142)  hsl(75, 38%, 68%)  Olivine
#8ebdcc  rgb(142, 189, 204)  hsl(195, 38%, 68%)  Sky Blue