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#CDABCD

#cdabcd ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cdabcd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 67.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 25.37% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4651

Complementary

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #abcdab

Split complementary

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #bccdab
  3. #abcdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcabcd
  2. #cdabcd
  3. #cdabbc

Triadic

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #cdcdab
  3. #abcdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #cdabab
  3. #abcdab
  4. #abcdcd

Square

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #cdbcab
  3. #abcdab
  4. #abbccd

Monochromatic

  1. #8c538c
  2. #b07bb0
  3. #cdabcd
  4. #eadbea
  5. #f7f2f7

Shades

#cdabcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #b99ab9
  3. #a489a4
  4. #907890
  5. #7b677b
  6. #675667
  7. #524452
  8. #3e333e
  9. #292229
  10. #151115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdabcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #d2b3d2
  3. #d7bcd7
  4. #dcc4dc
  5. #e1cde1
  6. #e6d5e6
  7. #ebddeb
  8. #f0e6f0
  9. #f5eef5
  10. #faf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdabcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdabcd
  2. #c5a7c5
  3. #bea2be
  4. #b69eb6
  5. #ae9aae
  6. #a796a7
  7. #9f919f
  8. #978d97
  9. #8f898f
  10. #888488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb1bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b3ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b7cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfaeb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b0ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceadc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdabcd {
  color: #cdabcd;
}
Background
.bg-cdabcd {
  background-color: #cdabcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdabcd {
  border: 2px solid #cdabcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdabcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 25% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdabcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdabcd, #cdabbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdabcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 2.54 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 5.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.66 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.94 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.28 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.73 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 10.12 #325432 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cdabcd  rgb(205, 171, 205)  hsl(300, 25%, 74%)  Lilac
#abcdab  rgb(171, 205, 171)  hsl(120, 25%, 74%)  Celadon
#cdcdab  rgb(205, 205, 171)  hsl(60, 25%, 74%)  Sage
#abcdcd  rgb(171, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 25%, 74%)  Opal