#c4aec6

Color #c4aec6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4aec6

RGB

rgb(196, 174, 198)

HSL

hsl(295, 17.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295, 12.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 12.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(73.6, 12.22, -9.28)

LCH

lch(73.6, 15.34, 322.79)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0415, 323.32)

HWB

hwb(295, 68.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c6ae

Analogous

#b8aec6

#c4aec6

#c6aebc

Triadic

#c4aec6

#c6c4ae

#aec6c4

Split-complementary

#c4aec6

#bcc6ae

#aec6b8

Tetradic

#c4aec6

#c6aeb0

#b0c6ae

#aec6c4

Square

#c4aec6

#c6b8ae

#b0c6ae

#aebcc6

Shades

Color #c4aec6 mixed toward black.

#a989ac

#8e6691

#6a4d6d

#473349

#231a24

Tints

Color #c4aec6 mixed toward white.

#cebbcf

#d8c9d9

#e1d6e2

#ebe4ec

#f5f1f5

Tones

Color #c4aec6 mixed toward gray.

#c2b0c4

#c1b2c2

#bfb4c0

#bdb6be

#bcb8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbc1 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbebf · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#c3bcbb · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4aec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4aec6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c4aec6 (#c4aec6) is rgb(196, 174, 198) in RGB.

No, #c4aec6 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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