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#CC9BC8

#cc9bc8 ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc9bc8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 60.78% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.02% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 304.9°, with 32.45% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4045

Complementary

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #9bcc9f

Split complementary

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #afcc9b
  3. #9bccb7

Analogous

  1. #b79bcc
  2. #cc9bc8
  3. #cc9baf

Triadic

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #c8cc9b
  3. #9bc8cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #cc9f9b
  3. #9bcc9f
  4. #9bc8cc

Square

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #ccb79b
  3. #9bcc9f
  4. #9bafcc

Monochromatic

  1. #884683
  2. #b268ac
  3. #cc9bc8
  4. #e6cee4
  5. #f8f1f8

Shades

#cc9bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #b88cb4
  3. #a37ca0
  4. #8f6d8c
  5. #7a5d78
  6. #664e64
  7. #523e50
  8. #3d2f3c
  9. #291f28
  10. #141014
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #d1a5ce
  3. #d6afd3
  4. #dbb9d9
  5. #e0c3de
  6. #e6cde4
  7. #ebd7e9
  8. #f0e1ef
  9. #f5ebf4
  10. #faf5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9bc8
  2. #c498c1
  3. #bd96ba
  4. #b593b2
  5. #ae90ab
  6. #a68ea4
  7. #9e8b9d
  8. #978896
  9. #8f858e
  10. #888387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99a7ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4adc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d09eab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a2c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a6c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce9db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9bc8 {
  color: #cc9bc8;
}
Background
.bg-cc9bc8 {
  background-color: #cc9bc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #cc9bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 155 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 305 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9bc8, #cc9baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 155 200 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.82 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 4.51 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.07 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.60 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 10.30 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.63 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.79 #336437 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc9bc8  rgb(204, 155, 200)  hsl(305, 32%, 70%)  Lilac
#9bcc9f  rgb(155, 204, 159)  hsl(125, 32%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#c8cc9b  rgb(200, 204, 155)  hsl(65, 32%, 70%)  Sage
#9bc8cc  rgb(155, 200, 204)  hsl(185, 32%, 70%)  Powder Blue