#c1a9db

Color #c1a9db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#c1a9db

RGB

rgb(193, 169, 219)

HSL

hsl(268.8, 41%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.8, 22.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.78, 18.15, -22.04)

LCH

lch(72.78, 28.55, 309.47)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0746, 306.5)

HWB

hwb(268.8, 66.3%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3dba9

Analogous

#a9aadb

#c1a9db

#daa9db

Triadic

#c1a9db

#dbc1a9

#a9dbc1

Split-complementary

#c1a9db

#dbdaa9

#aadba9

Tetradic

#c1a9db

#dba9c3

#c3dba9

#a9dbc1

Square

#c1a9db

#dba9aa

#c3dba9

#a9dbda

Shades

Color #c1a9db mixed toward black.

#a07bc8

#7f4eb5

#5f3989

#40265b

#20132e

Tints

Color #c1a9db mixed toward white.

#cbb7e1

#d6c6e7

#e0d4ed

#eae2f3

#f5f1f9

Tones

Color #c1a9db mixed toward gray.

#c1add7

#c1b1d3

#c2b6cf

#c2baca

#c2bec6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d0 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#b8bace · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#c0c7c5 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c1a9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c1a9db]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c1a9db (#c1a9db) is rgb(193, 169, 219) in RGB.

No, #c1a9db is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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