#c3aaca

Color #c3aaca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c3aaca

RGB

rgb(195, 170, 202)

HSL

hsl(286.9, 23.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.9, 15.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.64, 14.83, -12.92)

LCH

lch(72.64, 19.67, 318.94)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0527, 318.77)

HWB

hwb(286.9, 66.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1caaa

Analogous

#b3aaca

#c3aaca

#caaac1

Triadic

#c3aaca

#cac3aa

#aacac3

Split-complementary

#c3aaca

#c1caaa

#aacab3

Tetradic

#c3aaca

#caaab1

#b1caaa

#aacac3

Square

#c3aaca

#cab3aa

#b1caaa

#aac1ca

Shades

Color #c3aaca mixed toward black.

#a884b2

#8c5f99

#694773

#46304c

#231826

Tints

Color #c3aaca mixed toward white.

#cdb8d3

#d7c6dc

#e1d4e4

#ebe3ed

#f5f1f6

Tones

Color #c3aaca mixed toward gray.

#c1adc7

#c0afc5

#beb2c2

#bdb5bf

#bbb7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8c3 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#babcc1 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#c2bdbc · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3aaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3aaca]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c3aaca (#c3aaca) is rgb(195, 170, 202) in RGB.

No, #c3aaca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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