#c4a1cc

Color #c4a1cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4a1cc

RGB

rgb(196, 161, 204)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 29.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 21.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 21.1%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(70.58, 20.51, -17.11)

LCH

lch(70.58, 26.71, 320.16)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0717, 319.98)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 63.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9cca1

Analogous

#afa1cc

#c4a1cc

#cca1bf

Triadic

#c4a1cc

#ccc4a1

#a1ccc4

Split-complementary

#c4a1cc

#bfcca1

#a1ccaf

Tetradic

#c4a1cc

#cca1a9

#a9cca1

#a1ccc4

Square

#c4a1cc

#ccafa1

#a9cca1

#a1bfcc

Shades

Color #c4a1cc mixed toward black.

#ab7ab7

#90569e

#6c4076

#482b4f

#241527

Tints

Color #c4a1cc mixed toward white.

#ceb1d5

#d8c0dd

#e2d0e6

#ebe0ee

#f5eff7

Tones

Color #c4a1cc mixed toward gray.

#c2a5c9

#c0a8c5

#bdacc1

#bbafbe

#b9b3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6c3 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#b8bac0 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#c2bbb9 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4a1cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4a1cc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c4a1cc (#c4a1cc) is rgb(196, 161, 204) in RGB.

No, #c4a1cc 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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