#c6b6cb

Color #c6b6cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c6b6cb

RGB

rgb(198, 182, 203)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 16.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 10.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(75.93, 9.5, -8.53)

LCH

lch(75.93, 12.77, 318.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0341, 318.09)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 71.4%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcbb6

Analogous

#bcb6cb

#c6b6cb

#cbb6c6

Triadic

#c6b6cb

#cbc6b6

#b6cbc6

Split-complementary

#c6b6cb

#c6cbb6

#b6cbbc

Tetradic

#c6b6cb

#cbb6bb

#bbcbb6

#b6cbc6

Square

#c6b6cb

#cbbcb6

#bbcbb6

#b6c6cb

Shades

Color #c6b6cb mixed toward black.

#a991b0

#8b6b96

#695070

#46354b

#231b25

Tints

Color #c6b6cb mixed toward white.

#d0c2d4

#d9cedc

#e3dbe5

#ece7ee

#f6f3f6

Tones

Color #c6b6cb mixed toward gray.

#c5b8c9

#c4bac8

#c3bbc6

#c2bdc4

#c1bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc6 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c5 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#c5c2c1 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6b6cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6b6cb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c6b6cb (#c6b6cb) is rgb(198, 182, 203) in RGB.

No, #c6b6cb 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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