#c2b9c8

Color #c2b9c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c2b9c8

RGB

rgb(194, 185, 200)

HSL

hsl(276, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(76.28, 5.94, -6.42)

LCH

lch(76.28, 8.75, 312.78)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0231, 312.19)

HWB

hwb(276, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc8b9

Analogous

#bbb9c8

#c2b9c8

#c8b9c7

Triadic

#c2b9c8

#c8c2b9

#b9c8c2

Split-complementary

#c2b9c8

#c7c8b9

#b9c8bb

Tetradic

#c2b9c8

#c8b9bf

#bfc8b9

#b9c8c2

Square

#c2b9c8

#c8bbb9

#bfc8b9

#b9c7c8

Shades

Color #c2b9c8 mixed toward black.

#a395ac

#837190

#63556c

#423848

#211c24

Tints

Color #c2b9c8 mixed toward white.

#ccc5d1

#d6d0da

#e1dce4

#ebe8ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c2b9c8 mixed toward gray.

#c2bac7

#c2bcc6

#c1bdc4

#c1bec3

#c1bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec5 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#bfbfc4 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#c2c2c1 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c2b9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2b9c8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c2b9c8 (#c2b9c8) is rgb(194, 185, 200) in RGB.

No, #c2b9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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