#c3aac2

Color #c3aac2

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c3aac2

RGB

rgb(195, 170, 194)

HSL

hsl(302.4, 17.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.4, 12.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 0.5%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.39, 13.3, -8.89)

LCH

lch(72.39, 16, 326.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0438, 327.22)

HWB

hwb(302.4, 66.7%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac3ab

Analogous

#b8aac3

#c3aac2

#c3aab6

Triadic

#c3aac2

#c2c3aa

#aac2c3

Split-complementary

#c3aac2

#b6c3aa

#aac3b8

Tetradic

#c3aac2

#c3abaa

#aac3ab

#aac2c3

Square

#c3aac2

#c3b8aa

#aac3ab

#aab6c3

Shades

Color #c3aac2 mixed toward black.

#aa86a8

#8f658d

#6b4c6a

#473246

#241923

Tints

Color #c3aac2 mixed toward white.

#cdb8cc

#d7c6d6

#e1d5e1

#ebe3eb

#f5f1f5

Tones

Color #c3aac2 mixed toward gray.

#c1acc0

#bfaebe

#bdb0bc

#bbb2ba

#b9b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8bd · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#babcbb · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#c2b8b7 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3aac2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3aac2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c3aac2 (#c3aac2) is rgb(195, 170, 194) in RGB.

No, #c3aac2 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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