#c299dd

Color #c299dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c299dd

RGB

rgb(194, 153, 221)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 50%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 30.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.09, 27.73, -28.77)

LCH

lch(69.09, 39.96, 313.95)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.1051, 311.45)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 60%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4dd99

Analogous

#a099dd

#c299dd

#dd99d6

Triadic

#c299dd

#ddc299

#99ddc2

Split-complementary

#c299dd

#d6dd99

#99dda0

Tetradic

#c299dd

#dd99b4

#b4dd99

#99ddc2

Square

#c299dd

#dda099

#b4dd99

#99d6dd

Shades

Color #c299dd mixed toward black.

#a66acd

#893ebb

#672f8c

#451f5d

#22102f

Tints

Color #c299dd mixed toward white.

#ccaae3

#d6bbe8

#e0ccee

#ebddf4

#f5eef9

Tones

Color #c299dd mixed toward gray.

#c19fd7

#c0a4d2

#beaacc

#bdb0c6

#bcb5c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1cf · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b7cc · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#c0c3c1 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c299dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c299dd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c299dd (#c299dd) is rgb(194, 153, 221) in RGB.

No, #c299dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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