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#CC9DBD

#cc9dbd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cc9dbd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 61.57% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.04% magenta, 7.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 319.15°, with 31.54% saturation and 70.78% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4063

Complementary

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #9dccac

Split complementary

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #a5cc9d
  3. #9dccc3

Analogous

  1. #c39dcc
  2. #cc9dbd
  3. #cc9da5

Triadic

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #bdcc9d
  3. #9dbdcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #ccac9d
  3. #9dccac
  4. #9dbdcc

Square

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #ccc39d
  3. #9dccac
  4. #9da5cc

Monochromatic

  1. #894774
  2. #b26b9b
  3. #cc9dbd
  4. #e6cfdf
  5. #f8f2f6

Shades

#cc9dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #b88daa
  3. #a37e97
  4. #8f6e84
  5. #7a5e71
  6. #664f5f
  7. #523f4c
  8. #3d2f39
  9. #291f26
  10. #141013
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #d1a7c4
  3. #d6b1ca
  4. #dbbad1
  5. #e0c4d7
  6. #e6cede
  7. #ebd8e5
  8. #f0e2eb
  9. #f5ebf2
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9dbd
  2. #c49ab7
  3. #bd97b1
  4. #b594ab
  5. #ae91a5
  6. #a68f9f
  7. #9e8c98
  8. #978992
  9. #8f868c
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea7be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9adbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d29ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a3be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a7bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf9eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9dbd {
  color: #cc9dbd;
}
Background
.bg-cc9dbd {
  background-color: #cc9dbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9dbd {
  border: 2px solid #cc9dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 157 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 32% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9dbd, #cc9da5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 157 189 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.33 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.29 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.47 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.29 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.79 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.12 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.56 #336242 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Lilac
#cc9dbd  rgb(204, 157, 189)  hsl(319, 32%, 71%)  Lilac
#9dccac  rgb(157, 204, 172)  hsl(139, 32%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#bdcc9d  rgb(189, 204, 157)  hsl(79, 32%, 71%)  Sage
#9dbdcc  rgb(157, 189, 204)  hsl(199, 32%, 71%)  Pastel Blue