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#CE9FBC

#ce9fbc ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ce9fbc is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 62.35% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.82% magenta, 8.74% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 322.98°, with 32.41% saturation and 71.57% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4155

Complementary

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #9fceb1

Split complementary

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #a5ce9f
  3. #9fcec9

Analogous

  1. #c99fce
  2. #ce9fbc
  3. #ce9fa5

Triadic

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #bcce9f
  3. #9fbcce

Tetradic

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #ceb19f
  3. #9fceb1
  4. #9fbcce

Square

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #cec99f
  3. #9fceb1
  4. #9fa5ce

Monochromatic

  1. #8c4872
  2. #b46c99
  3. #ce9fbc
  4. #e8d2df
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#ce9fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #b98fa9
  3. #a57f96
  4. #906f84
  5. #7c5f71
  6. #67505e
  7. #52404b
  8. #3e3038
  9. #292026
  10. #151013
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce9fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #d3a9c3
  3. #d8b2c9
  4. #ddbcd0
  5. #e2c5d7
  6. #e7cfde
  7. #ebd9e4
  8. #f0e2eb
  9. #f5ecf2
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce9fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce9fbc
  2. #c69cb6
  3. #be99b0
  4. #b796aa
  5. #af93a4
  6. #a7909e
  7. #9f8c98
  8. #978992
  9. #90868c
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a8bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acafbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d49fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a5bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa9bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29fb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce9fbc {
  color: #ce9fbc;
}
Background
.bg-ce9fbc {
  background-color: #ce9fbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce9fbc {
  border: 2px solid #ce9fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce9fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 159 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 32% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce9fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce9fbc, #ce9fa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce9fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 159 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.96 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.36 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.07 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.15 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.82 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.12 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.14 #316043 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Lilac
#ce9fbc  rgb(206, 159, 188)  hsl(323, 32%, 72%)  Lilac
#9fceb1  rgb(159, 206, 177)  hsl(143, 32%, 72%)  Seafoam Green
#bcce9f  rgb(188, 206, 159)  hsl(83, 32%, 72%)  Tea Green
#9fbcce  rgb(159, 188, 206)  hsl(203, 32%, 72%)  Pastel Blue