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#DEADCD

#deadcd ≈ Lilac

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#deadcd is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 67.84% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.07% magenta, 7.66% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 320.82°, with 42.61% saturation and 77.45% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #deadcd
  2. #addebe

Split complementary

  1. #deadcd
  2. #b4dead
  3. #added7

Analogous

  1. #d7adde
  2. #deadcd
  3. #deadb4

Triadic

  1. #deadcd
  2. #cddead
  3. #adcdde

Tetradic

  1. #deadcd
  2. #debead
  3. #addebe
  4. #adcdde

Square

  1. #deadcd
  2. #ded7ad
  3. #addebe
  4. #adb4de

Monochromatic

  1. #ad4589
  2. #c876ac
  3. #deadcd
  4. #f4e4ee
  5. #f9f0f6

Shades

#deadcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deadcd
  2. #c89cb9
  3. #b28aa4
  4. #9b7990
  5. #85687b
  6. #6f5767
  7. #594552
  8. #43343e
  9. #2c2329
  10. #161115
  11. #000000

Tints

#deadcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deadcd
  2. #e1b5d2
  3. #e5bdd7
  4. #e8c6dc
  5. #ebcee1
  6. #efd6e6
  7. #f2deeb
  8. #f5e6f0
  9. #f8eff5
  10. #fcf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deadcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deadcd
  2. #d5a9c5
  3. #cba4be
  4. #c2a0b6
  5. #b89bae
  6. #af97a7
  7. #a6929f
  8. #9c8e97
  9. #93898f
  10. #898588
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cab6c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb7ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babecc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4aeb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b3ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b7cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2adc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deadcd {
  color: #deadcd;
}
Background
.bg-deadcd {
  background-color: #deadcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deadcd {
  border: 2px solid #deadcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deadcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 173 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 321 43% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deadcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deadcd, #deadb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deadcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 173 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.07 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 6.19 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 6.89 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.37 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.50 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.14 #ffb7c5 Cherry Blossom Pink ΔE 9.19 #215232 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Lilac
#deadcd  rgb(222, 173, 205)  hsl(321, 43%, 77%)  Lilac
#addebe  rgb(173, 222, 190)  hsl(141, 43%, 77%)  Seafoam Green
#cddead  rgb(205, 222, 173)  hsl(81, 43%, 77%)  Tea Green
#adcdde  rgb(173, 205, 222)  hsl(201, 43%, 77%)  Columbia Blue