#c4b1c2

Color #c4b1c2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b1c2

RGB

rgb(196, 177, 194)

HSL

hsl(306.3, 13.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.3, 9.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 1%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(74.24, 9.83, -6.15)

LCH

lch(74.24, 11.6, 327.97)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0318, 329.16)

HWB

hwb(306.3, 69.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c4b3

Analogous

#bcb1c4

#c4b1c2

#c4b1b8

Triadic

#c4b1c2

#c2c4b1

#b1c2c4

Split-complementary

#c4b1c2

#b8c4b1

#b1c4bc

Tetradic

#c4b1c2

#c4b3b1

#b1c4b3

#b1c2c4

Square

#c4b1c2

#c4bcb1

#b1c4b3

#b1b8c4

Shades

Color #c4b1c2 mixed toward black.

#a98da6

#8e6b8a

#6a5067

#473545

#231b22

Tints

Color #c4b1c2 mixed toward white.

#cebecc

#d8cbd6

#e1d8e0

#ebe5eb

#f5f2f5

Tones

Color #c4b1c2 mixed toward gray.

#c2b2c1

#c1b4bf

#bfb6be

#beb7bd

#bcb9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbe · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbfbd · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#c3bbba · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b1c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b1c2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c4b1c2 (#c4b1c2) is rgb(196, 177, 194) in RGB.

No, #c4b1c2 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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