#c4b9cf

Color #c4b9cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b9cf

RGB

rgb(196, 185, 207)

HSL

hsl(270, 18.6%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 10.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.64, 7.97, -9.66)

LCH

lch(76.64, 12.52, 309.52)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0328, 307.95)

HWB

hwb(270, 72.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cfb9

Analogous

#b9b9cf

#c4b9cf

#cfb9cf

Triadic

#c4b9cf

#cfc4b9

#b9cfc4

Split-complementary

#c4b9cf

#cfcfb9

#b9cfb9

Tetradic

#c4b9cf

#cfb9c4

#c4cfb9

#b9cfc4

Square

#c4b9cf

#cfb9b9

#c4cfb9

#b9cfcf

Shades

Color #c4b9cf mixed toward black.

#a392b4

#836c9a

#625074

#41354e

#211b27

Tints

Color #c4b9cf mixed toward white.

#cec5d7

#d8d0df

#e2dce7

#ebe8ef

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c4b9cf mixed toward gray.

#c4bbcd

#c4bdcb

#c4bfca

#c4c0c8

#c4c2c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfca · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c9 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#c3c6c5 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b9cf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c4b9cf (#c4b9cf) is rgb(196, 185, 207) in RGB.

No, #c4b9cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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