#c2a6d9

Color #c2a6d9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#c2a6d9

RGB

rgb(194, 166, 217)

HSL

hsl(272.9, 40.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.9, 23.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 23.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.06, 19.71, -22.03)

LCH

lch(72.06, 29.56, 311.82)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0776, 309.46)

HWB

hwb(272.9, 65.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdd9a6

Analogous

#a8a6d9

#c2a6d9

#d9a6d7

Triadic

#c2a6d9

#d9c2a6

#a6d9c2

Split-complementary

#c2a6d9

#d7d9a6

#a6d9a8

Tetradic

#c2a6d9

#d9a6bd

#bdd9a6

#a6d9c2

Square

#c2a6d9

#d9a8a6

#bdd9a6

#a6d7d9

Shades

Color #c2a6d9 mixed toward black.

#a379c6

#854cb3

#633986

#422659

#21132d

Tints

Color #c2a6d9 mixed toward white.

#ccb5df

#d6c4e6

#e0d2ec

#ebe1f2

#f5f0f9

Tones

Color #c2a6d9 mixed toward gray.

#c2aad5

#c1aed1

#c1b3cc

#c0b7c8

#c0bbc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6ce · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b8bacb · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#c1c5c3 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 19.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c2a6d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2a6d9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c2a6d9 (#c2a6d9) is rgb(194, 166, 217) in RGB.

No, #c2a6d9 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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