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#CC97BC

#cc97bc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc97bc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 59.22% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 318.11°, with 34.19% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.386

Complementary

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #97cca7

Split complementary

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #a2cc97
  3. #97ccc1

Analogous

  1. #c197cc
  2. #cc97bc
  3. #cc97a2

Triadic

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #bccc97
  3. #97bccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #cca797
  3. #97cca7
  4. #97bccc

Square

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #ccc197
  3. #97cca7
  4. #97a2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #884273
  2. #b3649b
  3. #cc97bc
  4. #e5cadd
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#cc97bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #b888a9
  3. #a37996
  4. #8f6a84
  5. #7a5b71
  6. #664c5e
  7. #523c4b
  8. #3d2d38
  9. #291e26
  10. #140f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc97bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #d1a1c3
  3. #d6acc9
  4. #dbb6d0
  5. #e0c1d7
  6. #e6cbde
  7. #ebd5e4
  8. #f0e0eb
  9. #f5eaf2
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc97bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc97bc
  2. #c495b6
  3. #bd92b0
  4. #b590aa
  5. #ae8ea4
  6. #a68c9e
  7. #9e8998
  8. #978792
  9. #8f858c
  10. #888286
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a1b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98a2bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4aaba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d298a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d098ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc97bc {
  color: #cc97bc;
}
Background
.bg-cc97bc {
  background-color: #cc97bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc97bc {
  border: 2px solid #cc97bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc97bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 151 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 34% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc97bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc97bc, #cc97a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc97bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 151 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.17 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.93 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.44 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.85 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.55 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.80 #336843 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc97bc  rgb(204, 151, 188)  hsl(318, 34%, 70%)  Lilac
#97cca7  rgb(151, 204, 167)  hsl(138, 34%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#bccc97  rgb(188, 204, 151)  hsl(78, 34%, 70%)  Sage
#97bccc  rgb(151, 188, 204)  hsl(198, 34%, 70%)  Pastel Blue