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#D8A8CE

#d8a8ce ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d8a8ce is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 65.88% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 4.63% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 312.5°, with 38.1% saturation and 75.29% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #a8d8b2

Split complementary

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #b6d8a8
  3. #a8d8ca

Analogous

  1. #caa8d8
  2. #d8a8ce
  3. #d8a8b6

Triadic

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #ced8a8
  3. #a8ced8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #d8b2a8
  3. #a8d8b2
  4. #a8ced8

Square

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #d8caa8
  3. #a8d8b2
  4. #a8b6d8

Monochromatic

  1. #9f478d
  2. #c073b0
  3. #d8a8ce
  4. #f0ddec
  5. #f9f1f7

Shades

#d8a8ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #c297b9
  3. #ad86a5
  4. #977690
  5. #82657c
  6. #6c5467
  7. #564352
  8. #41323e
  9. #2b2229
  10. #161115
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a8ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #dcb1d3
  3. #e0b9d8
  4. #e4c2dd
  5. #e8cbe2
  6. #ecd4e7
  7. #efdceb
  8. #f3e5f0
  9. #f7eef5
  10. #fbf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a8ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a8ce
  2. #cfa4c6
  3. #c6a0be
  4. #be9cb7
  5. #b598af
  6. #ac94a7
  7. #a3909f
  8. #9a8c97
  9. #928890
  10. #898488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b2d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b9cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddaab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdaecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b2cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dba9bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a8ce {
  color: #d8a8ce;
}
Background
.bg-d8a8ce {
  background-color: #d8a8ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a8ce {
  border: 2px solid #d8a8ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a8ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 168 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 313 38% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a8ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a8ce, #d8a8b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a8ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 168 206 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.30 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 5.49 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.01 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.68 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.64 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.03 #275731 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Lilac
#d8a8ce  rgb(216, 168, 206)  hsl(313, 38%, 75%)  Lilac
#a8d8b2  rgb(168, 216, 178)  hsl(133, 38%, 75%)  Celadon
#ced8a8  rgb(206, 216, 168)  hsl(73, 38%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8ced8  rgb(168, 206, 216)  hsl(193, 38%, 75%)  Light Blue