#c4b9ce

Color #c4b9ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b9ce

RGB

rgb(196, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.61, 7.78, -9.16)

LCH

lch(76.61, 12.02, 310.34)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0316, 309.09)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ceb9

Analogous

#bab9ce

#c4b9ce

#ceb9ce

Triadic

#c4b9ce

#cec4b9

#b9cec4

Split-complementary

#c4b9ce

#ceceb9

#b9ceba

Tetradic

#c4b9ce

#ceb9c3

#c3ceb9

#b9cec4

Square

#c4b9ce

#cebab9

#c3ceb9

#b9cece

Shades

Color #c4b9ce mixed toward black.

#a493b3

#836c98

#635173

#42364d

#211b26

Tints

Color #c4b9ce mixed toward white.

#cec5d6

#d8d0de

#e2dce7

#ebe8ef

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c4b9ce mixed toward gray.

#c4bbcc

#c4bdcb

#c4bec9

#c4c0c7

#c4c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc9 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c3c5c4 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b9ce]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c4b9ce (#c4b9ce) is rgb(196, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #c4b9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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