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#CD8EA4

#cd8ea4 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cd8ea4 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 55.69% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.73% magenta, 20% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 339.05°, with 38.65% saturation and 68.04% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3501

Complementary

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #8ecdb7

Split complementary

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #8ecd98
  3. #8ec3cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8ec3
  2. #cd8ea4
  3. #cd988e

Triadic

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #a4cd8e
  3. #8ea4cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #cdb78e
  3. #8ecdb7
  4. #8ea4cd

Square

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #c3cd8e
  3. #8ecdb7
  4. #988ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #863c56
  2. #b65979
  3. #cd8ea4
  4. #e4c3cf
  5. #f9f1f4

Shades

#cd8ea4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #b98094
  3. #a47283
  4. #906373
  5. #7b5562
  6. #674752
  7. #523942
  8. #3e2b31
  9. #291c21
  10. #150e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8ea4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #d299ad
  3. #d7a5b6
  4. #dcb0bf
  5. #e1bbc8
  6. #e6c7d2
  7. #ebd2db
  8. #f0dde4
  9. #f5e8ed
  10. #faf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8ea4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8ea4
  2. #c58da0
  3. #be8b9d
  4. #b68a99
  5. #ae8896
  6. #a78792
  7. #9f868e
  8. #97848b
  9. #8f8387
  10. #888184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b499a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9599a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a4a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d78b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae95a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b69ca3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8ea4 {
  color: #cd8ea4;
}
Background
.bg-cd8ea4 {
  background-color: #cd8ea4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8ea4 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8ea4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8ea4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 142 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 39% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8ea4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8ea4, #cd988e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8ea4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 142 164 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.75 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.42 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.46 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 8.64 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.08 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 9.12 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.43 #32715b Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Puce
#cd8ea4  rgb(205, 142, 164)  hsl(339, 39%, 68%)  Puce
#8ecdb7  rgb(142, 205, 183)  hsl(159, 39%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a4cd8e  rgb(164, 205, 142)  hsl(99, 39%, 68%)  Pistachio
#8ea4cd  rgb(142, 164, 205)  hsl(219, 39%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder