#c3a8ca

Color #c3a8ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c3a8ca

RGB

rgb(195, 168, 202)

HSL

hsl(287.6, 24.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.6, 16.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 16.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.14, 15.93, -13.67)

LCH

lch(72.14, 20.99, 319.37)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0562, 319.26)

HWB

hwb(287.6, 65.9%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afcaa8

Analogous

#b2a8ca

#c3a8ca

#caa8c0

Triadic

#c3a8ca

#cac3a8

#a8cac3

Split-complementary

#c3a8ca

#c0caa8

#a8cab2

Tetradic

#c3a8ca

#caa8af

#afcaa8

#a8cac3

Square

#c3a8ca

#cab2a8

#afcaa8

#a8c0ca

Shades

Color #c3a8ca mixed toward black.

#a882b3

#8d5d99

#6a4673

#462f4d

#231726

Tints

Color #c3a8ca mixed toward white.

#cdb6d3

#d7c5dc

#e1d3e4

#ebe2ed

#f5f0f6

Tones

Color #c3a8ca mixed toward gray.

#c1abc7

#c0aec4

#beb0c1

#bcb3bf

#bbb6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c2 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b9bbc1 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#c2bcbb · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3a8ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3a8ca]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c3a8ca (#c3a8ca) is rgb(195, 168, 202) in RGB.

No, #c3a8ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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