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#CF99BC

#cf99bc ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cf99bc is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 60% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 9.18% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 321.11°, with 36% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.3968

Complementary

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #99cfac

Split complementary

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #a1cf99
  3. #99cfc7

Analogous

  1. #c799cf
  2. #cf99bc
  3. #cf99a1

Triadic

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #bccf99
  3. #99bccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #cfac99
  3. #99cfac
  4. #99bccf

Square

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #cfc799
  3. #99cfac
  4. #99a1cf

Monochromatic

  1. #8d4273
  2. #b7659a
  3. #cf99bc
  4. #e7cdde
  5. #f8f1f6

Shades

#cf99bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #ba8aa9
  3. #a67a96
  4. #916b84
  5. #7c5c71
  6. #684d5e
  7. #533d4b
  8. #3e2e38
  9. #291f26
  10. #150f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf99bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #d4a3c3
  3. #d9adc9
  4. #ddb8d0
  5. #e2c2d7
  6. #e7ccde
  7. #ecd6e4
  8. #f1e0eb
  9. #f5ebf2
  10. #faf5f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf99bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf99bc
  2. #c797b6
  3. #bf94b0
  4. #b792aa
  5. #af8fa4
  6. #a88d9e
  7. #a08a98
  8. #988892
  9. #90858c
  10. #888386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7acba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d69aa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a0bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a5bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d399af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf99bc {
  color: #cf99bc;
}
Background
.bg-cf99bc {
  background-color: #cf99bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf99bc {
  border: 2px solid #cf99bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf99bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 153 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf99bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf99bc, #cf99a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf99bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 153 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 4.36 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.06 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.44 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.52 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.60 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.66 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 9.04 #306643 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cf99bc  rgb(207, 153, 188)  hsl(321, 36%, 71%)  Lilac
#99cfac  rgb(153, 207, 172)  hsl(141, 36%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#bccf99  rgb(188, 207, 153)  hsl(81, 36%, 71%)  Olivine
#99bccf  rgb(153, 188, 207)  hsl(201, 36%, 71%)  Pastel Blue