#c6a9ff

Color #c6a9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a9ff

RGB

rgb(198, 169, 255)

HSL

hsl(260.2, 100%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.2, 33.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(74.57, 27.57, -38.8)

LCH

lch(74.57, 47.6, 305.4)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.123, 299.09)

HWB

hwb(260.2, 66.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2ffa9

Analogous

#a9b7ff

#c6a9ff

#f1a9ff

Triadic

#c6a9ff

#ffc6a9

#a9ffc6

Split-complementary

#c6a9ff

#fff1a9

#b7ffa9

Tetradic

#c6a9ff

#ffa9e2

#e2ffa9

#a9ffc6

Square

#c6a9ff

#ffa9b7

#e2ffa9

#a9fff1

Shades

Color #c6a9ff mixed toward black.

#9762ff

#681cff

#4700d4

#30008d

#180047

Tints

Color #c6a9ff mixed toward white.

#cfb7ff

#d9c6ff

#e2d4ff

#ece2ff

#f5f1ff

Tones

Color #c6a9ff mixed toward gray.

#c8b0f8

#cbb7f1

#cdbee9

#cfc6e2

#d2cddb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaee · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbeea · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#c5dfdc · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a9ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#c6a9ff (#c6a9ff) is rgb(198, 169, 255) in RGB.

No, #c6a9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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