#c4bad9

Color #c4bad9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c4bad9

RGB

rgb(196, 186, 217)

HSL

hsl(259.4, 29%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.4, 14.3%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 14.3%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(77.2, 9.42, -14.24)

LCH

lch(77.2, 17.07, 303.49)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0444, 300.14)

HWB

hwb(259.4, 72.9%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd9ba

Analogous

#babfd9

#c4bad9

#d3bad9

Triadic

#c4bad9

#d9c4ba

#bad9c4

Split-complementary

#c4bad9

#d9d3ba

#bfd9ba

Tetradic

#c4bad9

#d9bacf

#cfd9ba

#bad9c4

Square

#c4bad9

#d9babf

#cfd9ba

#bad9d3

Shades

Color #c4bad9 mixed toward black.

#9f8fc1

#7a63a9

#5a4882

#3c3057

#1e182b

Tints

Color #c4bad9 mixed toward white.

#cec5df

#d8d1e6

#e1dcec

#ebe8f2

#f5f3f9

Tones

Color #c4bad9 mixed toward gray.

#c5bdd6

#c6bfd4

#c7c2d1

#c8c4cf

#c9c7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0d2 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c1d0 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#c4cccb · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4bad9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4bad9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#c4bad9 (#c4bad9) is rgb(196, 186, 217) in RGB.

No, #c4bad9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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