#c6a0e9

Color #c6a0e9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a0e9

RGB

rgb(198, 160, 233)

HSL

hsl(271.2, 62.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.2, 31.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 31.3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(71.58, 27.66, -31.5)

LCH

lch(71.58, 41.92, 311.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.1096, 307.77)

HWB

hwb(271.2, 62.7%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3e9a0

Analogous

#a2a0e9

#c6a0e9

#e9a0e8

Triadic

#c6a0e9

#e9c6a0

#a0e9c6

Split-complementary

#c6a0e9

#e8e9a0

#a0e9a2

Tetradic

#c6a0e9

#e9a0c3

#c3e9a0

#a0e9c6

Square

#c6a0e9

#e9a2a0

#c3e9a0

#a0e8e9

Shades

Color #c6a0e9 mixed toward black.

#a66bdd

#8636d0

#6525a0

#43196a

#220c35

Tints

Color #c6a0e9 mixed toward white.

#d0b0ed

#d9c0f0

#e3d0f4

#ecdff8

#f6effb

Tones

Color #c6a0e9 mixed toward gray.

#c6a6e3

#c6acdd

#c5b2d7

#c5b8d1

#c5bfcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6da · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b9bcd6 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#c4cecb · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a0e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a0e9]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c6a0e9 (#c6a0e9) is rgb(198, 160, 233) in RGB.

No, #c6a0e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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