#c6a0e6

Color #c6a0e6

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a0e6

RGB

rgb(198, 160, 230)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 58.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 30.4%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(71.46, 27.02, -30.04)

LCH

lch(71.46, 40.4, 311.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1058, 308.82)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 62.7%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0e6a0

Analogous

#a3a0e6

#c6a0e6

#e6a0e3

Triadic

#c6a0e6

#e6c6a0

#a0e6c6

Split-complementary

#c6a0e6

#e3e6a0

#a0e6a3

Tetradic

#c6a0e6

#e6a0c0

#c0e6a0

#a0e6c6

Square

#c6a0e6

#e6a3a0

#c0e6a0

#a0e3e6

Shades

Color #c6a0e6 mixed toward black.

#a76dd8

#8839cb

#66299a

#441b67

#220e33

Tints

Color #c6a0e6 mixed toward white.

#d0b0ea

#d9c0ee

#e3d0f3

#ecdff7

#f6effb

Tones

Color #c6a0e6 mixed toward gray.

#c6a6e0

#c5acda

#c5b2d5

#c4b7cf

#c4bdc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6d8 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b9bcd4 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#c4ccc9 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a0e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a0e6]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c6a0e6 (#c6a0e6) is rgb(198, 160, 230) in RGB.

No, #c6a0e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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