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#D9A8CC

#d9a8cc ≈ Lilac

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#d9a8cc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 65.88% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.58% magenta, 5.99% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 315.92°, with 39.2% saturation and 75.49% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4712

Complementary

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #a8d9b5

Split complementary

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #b3d9a8
  3. #a8d9ce

Analogous

  1. #cea8d9
  2. #d9a8cc
  3. #d9a8b3

Triadic

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #ccd9a8
  3. #a8ccd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #d9b5a8
  3. #a8d9b5
  4. #a8ccd9

Square

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #d9cea8
  3. #a8d9b5
  4. #a8b3d9

Monochromatic

  1. #a14789
  2. #c273ad
  3. #d9a8cc
  4. #f0ddeb
  5. #f9f1f7

Shades

#d9a8cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #c397b8
  3. #ae86a3
  4. #98768f
  5. #82657a
  6. #6d5466
  7. #574352
  8. #41323d
  9. #2b2229
  10. #161114
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9a8cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #ddb1d1
  3. #e1b9d6
  4. #e4c2db
  5. #e8cbe0
  6. #ecd4e6
  7. #f0dceb
  8. #f4e5f0
  9. #f7eef5
  10. #fbf6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9a8cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9a8cc
  2. #d0a4c4
  3. #c7a0bd
  4. #be9cb5
  5. #b598ae
  6. #ad94a6
  7. #a4909e
  8. #9b8c97
  9. #92888f
  10. #898488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b9ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dea9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beaecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4b3cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dca9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9a8cc {
  color: #d9a8cc;
}
Background
.bg-d9a8cc {
  background-color: #d9a8cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9a8cc {
  border: 2px solid #d9a8cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9a8cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 168 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 39% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9a8cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9a8cc, #d9a8b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9a8cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 168 204 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.68 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.02 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 7.35 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.66 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.69 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.17 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.08 #265733 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Lilac
#d9a8cc  rgb(217, 168, 204)  hsl(316, 39%, 75%)  Lilac
#a8d9b5  rgb(168, 217, 181)  hsl(136, 39%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#ccd9a8  rgb(204, 217, 168)  hsl(76, 39%, 75%)  Tea Green
#a8ccd9  rgb(168, 204, 217)  hsl(196, 39%, 75%)  Light Blue