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#CC99B2

#cc99b2 ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cc99b2 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 60% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12.75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 330.59°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.02.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3883

Complementary

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #99ccb3

Split complementary

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #99cc9a
  3. #99cbcc

Analogous

  1. #cc99cb
  2. #cc99b2
  3. #cc9a99

Triadic

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #b2cc99
  3. #99b2cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #ccb399
  3. #99ccb3
  4. #99b2cc

Square

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #cbcc99
  3. #99ccb3
  4. #9a99cc

Monochromatic

  1. #884465
  2. #b2668b
  3. #cc99b2
  4. #e5ccd8
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#cc99b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #b88aa0
  3. #a37a8e
  4. #8f6b7d
  5. #7a5c6b
  6. #664d59
  7. #523d47
  8. #3d2e35
  9. #291f24
  10. #140f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc99b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #d1a3ba
  3. #d6adc1
  4. #dbb8c9
  5. #e0c2d1
  6. #e6ccd9
  7. #ebd6e0
  8. #f0e0e8
  9. #f5ebf0
  10. #faf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc99b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc99b2
  2. #c497ad
  3. #bd94a8
  4. #b592a3
  5. #ae8f9e
  6. #a68d99
  7. #9e8a94
  8. #97888f
  9. #8f858a
  10. #888385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da3b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9aab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d398a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29fb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a4b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d099a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc99b2 {
  color: #cc99b2;
}
Background
.bg-cc99b2 {
  background-color: #cc99b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc99b2 {
  border: 2px solid #cc99b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc99b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 153 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc99b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc99b2, #cc9a99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc99b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 153 178 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.02 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.53 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.06 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.30 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.36 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.69 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.80 #33664d Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc99b2  rgb(204, 153, 178)  hsl(331, 33%, 70%)  Lilac
#99ccb3  rgb(153, 204, 179)  hsl(151, 33%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#b2cc99  rgb(178, 204, 153)  hsl(91, 33%, 70%)  Celadon
#99b2cc  rgb(153, 178, 204)  hsl(211, 33%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue