#c199db

Color #c199db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c199db

RGB

rgb(193, 153, 219)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 47.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 30.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(68.92, 27, -27.94)

LCH

lch(68.92, 38.85, 314.02)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1023, 311.59)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 60%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3db99

Analogous

#a099db

#c199db

#db99d4

Triadic

#c199db

#dbc199

#99dbc1

Split-complementary

#c199db

#d4db99

#99dba0

Tetradic

#c199db

#db99b3

#b3db99

#99dbc1

Square

#c199db

#dba099

#b3db99

#99d4db

Shades

Color #c199db mixed toward black.

#a56bcb

#8941b7

#663189

#44205c

#22102e

Tints

Color #c199db mixed toward white.

#cbaae1

#d6bbe7

#e0cced

#eaddf3

#f5eef9

Tones

Color #c199db mixed toward gray.

#c09ed5

#bfa4d0

#bda9ca

#bcafc5

#bbb4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ce · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b6ca · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#bfc2bf · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c199db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c199db]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c199db (#c199db) is rgb(193, 153, 219) in RGB.

No, #c199db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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