#c49dd8

Color #c49dd8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c49dd8

RGB

rgb(196, 157, 216)

HSL

hsl(279.7, 43.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.7, 27.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 25.12, -24.55)

LCH

lch(70.04, 35.12, 315.66)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.093, 314)

HWB

hwb(279.7, 61.6%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1d89d

Analogous

#a69dd8

#c49dd8

#d89dce

Triadic

#c49dd8

#d8c49d

#9dd8c4

Split-complementary

#c49dd8

#ced89d

#9dd8a6

Tetradic

#c49dd8

#d89db1

#b1d89d

#9dd8c4

Square

#c49dd8

#d8a69d

#b1d89d

#9dced8

Shades

Color #c49dd8 mixed toward black.

#a970c6

#8e47b2

#6a3585

#472359

#23122c

Tints

Color #c49dd8 mixed toward white.

#ceadde

#d8bee5

#e1ceeb

#ebdef2

#f5eff8

Tones

Color #c49dd8 mixed toward gray.

#c2a2d3

#c1a7ce

#bfacc9

#beb1c4

#bcb5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4cc · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b7b9c9 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#c2c1bf · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c49dd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c49dd8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c49dd8 (#c49dd8) is rgb(196, 157, 216) in RGB.

No, #c49dd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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