#c6b5cf

Color #c6b5cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c6b5cf

RGB

rgb(198, 181, 207)

HSL

hsl(279.2, 21.3%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.2, 12.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.8, 10.82, -10.9)

LCH

lch(75.8, 15.36, 314.79)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0407, 314.1)

HWB

hwb(279.2, 71%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becfb5

Analogous

#b9b5cf

#c6b5cf

#cfb5cb

Triadic

#c6b5cf

#cfc6b5

#b5cfc6

Split-complementary

#c6b5cf

#cbcfb5

#b5cfb9

Tetradic

#c6b5cf

#cfb5be

#becfb5

#b5cfc6

Square

#c6b5cf

#cfb9b5

#becfb5

#b5cbcf

Shades

Color #c6b5cf mixed toward black.

#a88eb6

#8a679c

#674c76

#45334e

#221927

Tints

Color #c6b5cf mixed toward white.

#d0c1d7

#d9cedf

#e3dae7

#ece6ef

#f6f3f7

Tones

Color #c6b5cf mixed toward gray.

#c5b7cd

#c5b9cb

#c4bcc9

#c3bec6

#c3c0c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc9 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c8 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#c5c4c3 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6b5cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6b5cf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c6b5cf (#c6b5cf) is rgb(198, 181, 207) in RGB.

No, #c6b5cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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