#c6a0dd

Color #c6a0dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a0dd

RGB

rgb(198, 160, 221)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 47.3%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 27.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(71.12, 25.13, -25.62)

LCH

lch(71.12, 35.89, 314.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0946, 312.39)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 62.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7dda0

Analogous

#a7a0dd

#c6a0dd

#dda0d5

Triadic

#c6a0dd

#ddc6a0

#a0ddc6

Split-complementary

#c6a0dd

#d5dda0

#a0dda7

Tetradic

#c6a0dd

#dda0b7

#b7dda0

#a0ddc6

Square

#c6a0dd

#dda7a0

#b7dda0

#a0d5dd

Shades

Color #c6a0dd mixed toward black.

#aa71cc

#8e43bb

#6a328c

#47215e

#23112f

Tints

Color #c6a0dd mixed toward white.

#d0b0e3

#d9c0e8

#e3cfee

#ecdff4

#f6eff9

Tones

Color #c6a0dd mixed toward gray.

#c5a5d8

#c4aad3

#c2afce

#c1b4c9

#c0b9c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6d0 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#b9bccd · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#c4c6c3 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a0dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a0dd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6a0dd (#c6a0dd) is rgb(198, 160, 221) in RGB.

No, #c6a0dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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