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#CFA8BC

#cfa8bc ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cfa8bc is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 65.88% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.84% magenta, 9.18% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 329.23°, with 28.89% saturation and 73.53% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.449

Complementary

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #a8cfbb

Split complementary

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #a9cfa8
  3. #a8cfcf

Analogous

  1. #cfa8cf
  2. #cfa8bc
  3. #cfa8a9

Triadic

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #bccfa8
  3. #a8bccf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #cfbba8
  3. #a8cfbb
  4. #a8bccf

Square

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #cfcfa8
  3. #a8cfbb
  4. #a8a9cf

Monochromatic

  1. #8f4f70
  2. #b47796
  3. #cfa8bc
  4. #ead9e2
  5. #f8f2f5

Shades

#cfa8bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #ba97a9
  3. #a68696
  4. #917684
  5. #7c6571
  6. #68545e
  7. #53434b
  8. #3e3238
  9. #292226
  10. #151113
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa8bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #d4b1c3
  3. #d9b9c9
  4. #ddc2d0
  5. #e2cbd7
  6. #e7d4de
  7. #ecdce4
  8. #f1e5eb
  9. #f5eef2
  10. #faf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa8bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa8bc
  2. #c7a4b6
  3. #bfa0b0
  4. #b79caa
  5. #af98a4
  6. #a8949e
  7. #a09098
  8. #988c92
  9. #90888c
  10. #888486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfafb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaafbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b5bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5a8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baacbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2a8b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa8bc {
  color: #cfa8bc;
}
Background
.bg-cfa8bc {
  background-color: #cfa8bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa8bc {
  border: 2px solid #cfa8bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa8bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 168 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 29% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa8bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa8bc, #cfa8a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa8bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 168 188 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.77 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.95 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.83 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.26 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.80 #305743 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cfa8bc  rgb(207, 168, 188)  hsl(329, 29%, 74%)  Lilac
#a8cfbb  rgb(168, 207, 187)  hsl(149, 29%, 74%)  Opal
#bccfa8  rgb(188, 207, 168)  hsl(89, 29%, 74%)  Tea Green
#a8bccf  rgb(168, 188, 207)  hsl(209, 29%, 74%)  Light Steel Blue