#c3a9e4

Color #c3a9e4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c3a9e4

RGB

rgb(195, 169, 228)

HSL

hsl(266.4, 52.2%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.4, 25.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(73.27, 20.69, -26.18)

LCH

lch(73.27, 33.37, 308.32)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0869, 304.55)

HWB

hwb(266.4, 66.3%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cae4a9

Analogous

#a9ace4

#c3a9e4

#e0a9e4

Triadic

#c3a9e4

#e4c3a9

#a9e4c3

Split-complementary

#c3a9e4

#e4e0a9

#ace4a9

Tetradic

#c3a9e4

#e4a9ca

#cae4a9

#a9e4c3

Square

#c3a9e4

#e4a9ac

#cae4a9

#a9e4e0

Shades

Color #c3a9e4 mixed toward black.

#a077d4

#7d44c4

#5d2f97

#3e2065

#1f1032

Tints

Color #c3a9e4 mixed toward white.

#cdb7e8

#d7c6ed

#e1d4f1

#ebe2f6

#f5f1fa

Tones

Color #c3a9e4 mixed toward gray.

#c3aedf

#c4b3da

#c5b8d5

#c5bdd0

#c6c1cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d8 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#babcd5 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#c2cdcb · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3a9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3a9e4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c3a9e4 (#c3a9e4) is rgb(195, 169, 228) in RGB.

No, #c3a9e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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