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#CD8EB8

#cd8eb8 ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cd8eb8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.73% magenta, 10.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 38.65% saturation and 68.04% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3579

Complementary

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #8ecda3

Split complementary

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #99cd8e
  3. #8ecdc3

Analogous

  1. #c38ecd
  2. #cd8eb8
  3. #cd8e99

Triadic

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #b8cd8e
  3. #8eb8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #cda38e
  3. #8ecda3
  4. #8eb8cd

Square

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #cdc38e
  3. #8ecda3
  4. #8e99cd

Monochromatic

  1. #863c6d
  2. #b65997
  3. #cd8eb8
  4. #e4c3d9
  5. #f9f1f6

Shades

#cd8eb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #b980a6
  3. #a47293
  4. #906381
  5. #7b556e
  6. #67475c
  7. #52394a
  8. #3e2b37
  9. #291c25
  10. #150e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8eb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #d299bf
  3. #d7a5c6
  4. #dcb0cd
  5. #e1bbd4
  6. #e6c7dc
  7. #ebd2e3
  8. #f0ddea
  9. #f5e8f1
  10. #faf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8eb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8eb8
  2. #c58db2
  3. #be8bad
  4. #b68aa7
  5. #ae88a2
  6. #a7879c
  7. #9f8696
  8. #978491
  9. #8f838b
  10. #888186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #909cba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa5b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d48f9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac96b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39cb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d18fa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8eb8 {
  color: #cd8eb8;
}
Background
.bg-cd8eb8 {
  background-color: #cd8eb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8eb8 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8eb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8eb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 142 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 39% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8eb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8eb8, #cd8e99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8eb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 142 184 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.49 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.42 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.62 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.31 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.39 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.90 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.96 #327147 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cd8eb8  rgb(205, 142, 184)  hsl(320, 39%, 68%)  Lilac
#8ecda3  rgb(142, 205, 163)  hsl(140, 39%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green
#b8cd8e  rgb(184, 205, 142)  hsl(80, 39%, 68%)  Olivine
#8eb8cd  rgb(142, 184, 205)  hsl(200, 39%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue