#c6b4ff

Color #c6b4ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 0.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c6b4ff

RGB

rgb(198, 180, 255)

HSL

hsl(254.4, 100%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.4, 29.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.2, 21.53, -34.72)

LCH

lch(77.2, 40.85, 301.8)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.1057, 294.96)

HWB

hwb(254.4, 70.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edffb4

Analogous

#b4c8ff

#c6b4ff

#ecb4ff

Triadic

#c6b4ff

#ffc6b4

#b4ffc6

Split-complementary

#c6b4ff

#ffecb4

#c8ffb4

Tetradic

#c6b4ff

#ffb4ed

#edffb4

#b4ffc6

Square

#c6b4ff

#ffb4c8

#edffb4

#b4ffec

Shades

Color #c6b4ff mixed toward black.

#8f6cff

#5823ff

#3400da

#230091

#110049

Tints

Color #c6b4ff mixed toward white.

#d0c1ff

#d9cdff

#e3daff

#ece6ff

#f6f3ff

Tones

Color #c6b4ff mixed toward gray.

#c9baf9

#cdc1f3

#d0c7ec

#d3cde6

#d6d3e0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebef0 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#c0c1ec · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#c5e3e0 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6b4ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6b4ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c6b4ff (#c6b4ff) is rgb(198, 180, 255) in RGB.

No, #c6b4ff 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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