#c6a8d8

Color #c6a8d8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a8d8

RGB

rgb(198, 168, 216)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 38.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 22.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(72.87, 19.71, -20.22)

LCH

lch(72.87, 28.24, 314.27)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0745, 312.66)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 65.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bad8a8

Analogous

#aea8d8

#c6a8d8

#d8a8d2

Triadic

#c6a8d8

#d8c6a8

#a8d8c6

Split-complementary

#c6a8d8

#d2d8a8

#a8d8ae

Tetradic

#c6a8d8

#d8a8ba

#bad8a8

#a8d8c6

Square

#c6a8d8

#d8aea8

#bad8a8

#a8d2d8

Shades

Color #c6a8d8 mixed toward black.

#a97cc4

#8c50b0

#693b85

#462858

#23142c

Tints

Color #c6a8d8 mixed toward white.

#d0b7df

#d9c5e5

#e3d4ec

#ece2f2

#f6f1f9

Tones

Color #c6a8d8 mixed toward gray.

#c5acd4

#c4b0d0

#c3b4cc

#c2b8c8

#c1bcc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babace · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbecb · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#c5c5c3 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a8d8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6a8d8 (#c6a8d8) is rgb(198, 168, 216) in RGB.

No, #c6a8d8 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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