#c4b9c8

Color #c4b9c8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b9c8

RGB

rgb(196, 185, 200)

HSL

hsl(284, 12%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 7.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(76.44, 6.63, -6.16)

LCH

lch(76.44, 9.05, 317.1)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0241, 317.02)

HWB

hwb(284, 72.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc8b9

Analogous

#bdb9c8

#c4b9c8

#c8b9c5

Triadic

#c4b9c8

#c8c4b9

#b9c8c4

Split-complementary

#c4b9c8

#c5c8b9

#b9c8bd

Tetradic

#c4b9c8

#c8b9bd

#bdc8b9

#b9c8c4

Square

#c4b9c8

#c8bdb9

#bdc8b9

#b9c5c8

Shades

Color #c4b9c8 mixed toward black.

#a695ac

#877190

#66556c

#443848

#221c24

Tints

Color #c4b9c8 mixed toward white.

#cec5d1

#d8d0da

#e2dce4

#ebe8ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c4b9c8 mixed toward gray.

#c3bac7

#c3bcc6

#c2bdc4

#c2bec3

#c1bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc5 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c4 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c3c2c1 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b9c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b9c8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c4b9c8 (#c4b9c8) is rgb(196, 185, 200) in RGB.

No, #c4b9c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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