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#CDA8CF

#cda8cf ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cda8cf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 65.88% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 18.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 296.92°, with 28.89% saturation and 73.53% 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 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4549

Complementary

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #aacfa8

Split complementary

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #becfa8
  3. #a8cfb9

Analogous

  1. #b9a8cf
  2. #cda8cf
  3. #cfa8be

Triadic

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #cfcda8
  3. #a8cfcd

Tetradic

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #cfa8aa
  3. #aacfa8
  4. #a8cfcd

Square

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #cfb9a8
  3. #aacfa8
  4. #a8becf

Monochromatic

  1. #8c4f8f
  2. #b177b4
  3. #cda8cf
  4. #e9d9ea
  5. #f7f2f8

Shades

#cda8cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #b997ba
  3. #a486a6
  4. #907691
  5. #7b657c
  6. #675468
  7. #524353
  8. #3e323e
  9. #292229
  10. #151115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cda8cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #d2b1d4
  3. #d7b9d9
  4. #dcc2dd
  5. #e1cbe2
  6. #e6d4e7
  7. #ebdcec
  8. #f0e5f1
  9. #f5eef5
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cda8cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cda8cf
  2. #c5a4c7
  3. #bea0bf
  4. #b69cb7
  5. #ae98af
  6. #a794a8
  7. #9f90a0
  8. #978c98
  9. #8f8890
  10. #888488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beafbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b1d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb5ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfabb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6add0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceaac0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cda8cf {
  color: #cda8cf;
}
Background
.bg-cda8cf {
  background-color: #cda8cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cda8cf {
  border: 2px solid #cda8cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cda8cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 168 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 29% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cda8cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cda8cf, #cfa8be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cda8cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 168 207 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 1.67 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.51 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.92 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.32 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.65 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.40 #325730 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cda8cf  rgb(205, 168, 207)  hsl(297, 29%, 74%)  Lilac
#aacfa8  rgb(170, 207, 168)  hsl(117, 29%, 74%)  Celadon
#cfcda8  rgb(207, 205, 168)  hsl(57, 29%, 74%)  Sage
#a8cfcd  rgb(168, 207, 205)  hsl(177, 29%, 74%)  Opal