#c4b8cd

Color #c4b8cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b8cd

RGB

rgb(196, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 17.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 10.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.33, 8.13, -9.04)

LCH

lch(76.33, 12.16, 311.97)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.032, 310.95)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 72.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1cdb8

Analogous

#bab8cd

#c4b8cd

#cdb8cc

Triadic

#c4b8cd

#cdc4b8

#b8cdc4

Split-complementary

#c4b8cd

#cccdb8

#b8cdba

Tetradic

#c4b8cd

#cdb8c1

#c1cdb8

#b8cdc4

Square

#c4b8cd

#cdbab8

#c1cdb8

#b8cccd

Shades

Color #c4b8cd mixed toward black.

#a492b2

#856c98

#645072

#42364c

#211b26

Tints

Color #c4b8cd mixed toward white.

#cec4d5

#d8d0de

#e2dce6

#ebe7ee

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c4b8cd mixed toward gray.

#c4bacb

#c4bcca

#c3bdc8

#c3bfc6

#c3c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc8 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c7 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#c3c4c3 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b8cd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c4b8cd (#c4b8cd) is rgb(196, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #c4b8cd 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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