#c6aad9

Color #c6aad9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c6aad9

RGB

rgb(198, 170, 217)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 38.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 21.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(73.39, 18.81, -19.97)

LCH

lch(73.39, 27.43, 313.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0723, 311.47)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 66.7%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdd9aa

Analogous

#afaad9

#c6aad9

#d9aad5

Triadic

#c6aad9

#d9c6aa

#aad9c6

Split-complementary

#c6aad9

#d5d9aa

#aad9af

Tetradic

#c6aad9

#d9aabd

#bdd9aa

#aad9c6

Square

#c6aad9

#d9afaa

#bdd9aa

#aad5d9

Shades

Color #c6aad9 mixed toward black.

#a87dc5

#8a51b1

#683c86

#452859

#23142d

Tints

Color #c6aad9 mixed toward white.

#d0b8df

#d9c6e6

#e3d5ec

#ece3f2

#f6f1f9

Tones

Color #c6aad9 mixed toward gray.

#c5aed5

#c5b2d1

#c4b6cd

#c3bac9

#c2bec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbacf · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbecc · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#c5c6c5 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6aad9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6aad9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6aad9 (#c6aad9) is rgb(198, 170, 217) in RGB.

No, #c6aad9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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