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#CFA8CB

#cfa8cb ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cfa8cb is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 65.88% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.84% magenta, 1.93% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 306.15°, 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.4558

Complementary

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #a8cfac

Split complementary

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #b8cfa8
  3. #a8cfbf

Analogous

  1. #bfa8cf
  2. #cfa8cb
  3. #cfa8b8

Triadic

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #cbcfa8
  3. #a8cbcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #cfaca8
  3. #a8cfac
  4. #a8cbcf

Square

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #cfbfa8
  3. #a8cfac
  4. #a8b8cf

Monochromatic

  1. #8f4f88
  2. #b477ae
  3. #cfa8cb
  4. #ead9e8
  5. #f8f2f7

Shades

#cfa8cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #ba97b7
  3. #a686a2
  4. #91768e
  5. #7c657a
  6. #685466
  7. #534351
  8. #3e323d
  9. #292229
  10. #151114
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa8cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #d4b1d0
  3. #d9b9d5
  4. #ddc2db
  5. #e2cbe0
  6. #e7d4e5
  7. #ecdcea
  8. #f1e5ef
  9. #f5eef5
  10. #faf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa8cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa8cb
  2. #c7a4c4
  3. #bfa0bc
  4. #b79cb5
  5. #af98ad
  6. #a894a6
  7. #a0909e
  8. #988c97
  9. #90888f
  10. #888488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfafbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b1cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb6ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2aab4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8adcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb0ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1a9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa8cb {
  color: #cfa8cb;
}
Background
.bg-cfa8cb {
  background-color: #cfa8cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa8cb {
  border: 2px solid #cfa8cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa8cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 168 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 306 29% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa8cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa8cb, #cfa8b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa8cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 168 203 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 1.95 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.56 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.72 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.77 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.13 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.36 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.11 #305734 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lilac
#cfa8cb  rgb(207, 168, 203)  hsl(306, 29%, 74%)  Lilac
#a8cfac  rgb(168, 207, 172)  hsl(126, 29%, 74%)  Celadon
#cbcfa8  rgb(203, 207, 168)  hsl(66, 29%, 74%)  Sage
#a8cbcf  rgb(168, 203, 207)  hsl(186, 29%, 74%)  Pastel Blue