#c4a9ca

Color #c4a9ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4a9ca

RGB

rgb(196, 169, 202)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.48, 15.72, -13.15)

LCH

lch(72.48, 20.49, 320.09)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.055, 320.09)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afcaa9

Analogous

#b3a9ca

#c4a9ca

#caa9bf

Triadic

#c4a9ca

#cac4a9

#a9cac4

Split-complementary

#c4a9ca

#bfcaa9

#a9cab3

Tetradic

#c4a9ca

#caa9af

#afcaa9

#a9cac4

Square

#c4a9ca

#cab3a9

#afcaa9

#a9bfca

Shades

Color #c4a9ca mixed toward black.

#aa83b2

#8e5e99

#6b4773

#472f4c

#241826

Tints

Color #c4a9ca mixed toward white.

#ceb7d3

#d8c6dc

#e1d4e4

#ebe2ed

#f5f1f6

Tones

Color #c4a9ca mixed toward gray.

#c2acc7

#c0aec4

#bfb1c2

#bdb4bf

#bbb7bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c3 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#babcc1 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c3bdbb · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4a9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4a9ca]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c4a9ca (#c4a9ca) is rgb(196, 169, 202) in RGB.

No, #c4a9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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