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#CC99B3

#cc99b3 ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc99b3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12.25% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 329.41°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.76.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3887

Complementary

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #99ccb2

Split complementary

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #9acc99
  3. #99cccb

Analogous

  1. #cb99cc
  2. #cc99b3
  3. #cc999a

Triadic

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #b3cc99
  3. #99b3cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #ccb299
  3. #99ccb2
  4. #99b3cc

Square

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #cccb99
  3. #99ccb2
  4. #999acc

Monochromatic

  1. #884467
  2. #b2668d
  3. #cc99b3
  4. #e5ccd9
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#cc99b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #b88aa1
  3. #a37a8f
  4. #8f6b7d
  5. #7a5c6b
  6. #664d5a
  7. #523d48
  8. #3d2e36
  9. #291f24
  10. #140f12
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc99b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #d1a3bb
  3. #d6adc2
  4. #dbb8ca
  5. #e0c2d1
  6. #e6ccd9
  7. #ebd6e1
  8. #f0e0e8
  9. #f5ebf0
  10. #faf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc99b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc99b3
  2. #c497ae
  3. #bd94a9
  4. #b592a4
  5. #ae8f9f
  6. #a68d9a
  7. #9e8a94
  8. #97888f
  9. #8f858a
  10. #888385
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 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 #9da3b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8abb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d398a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29fb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a4b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d099a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc99b3 {
  color: #cc99b3;
}
Background
.bg-cc99b3 {
  background-color: #cc99b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc99b3 {
  border: 2px solid #cc99b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc99b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 153 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc99b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc99b3, #cc999a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc99b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 153 179 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.76 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.73 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.02 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.35 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.35 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.56 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.71 #33664c Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc99b3  rgb(204, 153, 179)  hsl(329, 33%, 70%)  Lilac
#99ccb2  rgb(153, 204, 178)  hsl(149, 33%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#b3cc99  rgb(179, 204, 153)  hsl(89, 33%, 70%)  Olivine
#99b3cc  rgb(153, 179, 204)  hsl(209, 33%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue