#c4bccb

Color #c4bccb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4bccb

RGB

rgb(196, 188, 203)

HSL

hsl(272, 12.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 7.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(77.29, 5.58, -6.53)

LCH

lch(77.29, 8.59, 310.51)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0226, 309.61)

HWB

hwb(272, 73.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cbbc

Analogous

#bdbccb

#c4bccb

#cbbccb

Triadic

#c4bccb

#cbc4bc

#bccbc4

Split-complementary

#c4bccb

#cbcbbc

#bccbbd

Tetradic

#c4bccb

#cbbcc3

#c3cbbc

#bccbc4

Square

#c4bccb

#cbbdbc

#c3cbbc

#bccbcb

Shades

Color #c4bccb mixed toward black.

#a497af

#837392

#63556e

#423949

#211c25

Tints

Color #c4bccb mixed toward white.

#cec7d4

#d8d2dc

#e2dee5

#ebe9ee

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c4bccb mixed toward gray.

#c4bdca

#c4bfc9

#c4c0c7

#c4c1c6

#c4c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c8 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#c1c2c7 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c4c5c4 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4bccb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4bccb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c4bccb (#c4bccb) is rgb(196, 188, 203) in RGB.

No, #c4bccb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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