#c4b9cb

Color #c4b9cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c4b9cb

RGB

rgb(196, 185, 203)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(76.52, 7.2, -7.66)

LCH

lch(76.52, 10.51, 313.23)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0277, 312.66)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cbb9

Analogous

#bbb9cb

#c4b9cb

#cbb9c9

Triadic

#c4b9cb

#cbc4b9

#b9cbc4

Split-complementary

#c4b9cb

#c9cbb9

#b9cbbb

Tetradic

#c4b9cb

#cbb9c0

#c0cbb9

#b9cbc4

Square

#c4b9cb

#cbbbb9

#c0cbb9

#b9c9cb

Shades

Color #c4b9cb mixed toward black.

#a594b0

#866f94

#64536f

#43374a

#211c25

Tints

Color #c4b9cb mixed toward white.

#cec5d4

#d8d0dc

#e2dce5

#ebe8ee

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c4b9cb mixed toward gray.

#c4bbca

#c3bcc8

#c3bec7

#c3bfc5

#c2c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc7 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c6 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b9cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b9cb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c4b9cb (#c4b9cb) is rgb(196, 185, 203) in RGB.

No, #c4b9cb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c4b9cb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast