#c6b6cf

Color #c6b6cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c6b6cf

RGB

rgb(198, 182, 207)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 20.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 12.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 12.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.05, 10.27, -10.52)

LCH

lch(76.05, 14.7, 314.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0389, 313.54)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 71.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcfb6

Analogous

#bab6cf

#c6b6cf

#cfb6cc

Triadic

#c6b6cf

#cfc6b6

#b6cfc6

Split-complementary

#c6b6cf

#cccfb6

#b6cfba

Tetradic

#c6b6cf

#cfb6bf

#bfcfb6

#b6cfc6

Square

#c6b6cf

#cfbab6

#bfcfb6

#b6cccf

Shades

Color #c6b6cf mixed toward black.

#a88fb5

#89689c

#674d75

#45334e

#221a27

Tints

Color #c6b6cf mixed toward white.

#d0c2d7

#d9cedf

#e3dbe7

#ece7ef

#f6f3f7

Tones

Color #c6b6cf mixed toward gray.

#c5b8cd

#c5bacb

#c4bcc9

#c4bec7

#c3c0c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc9 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#c0c1c8 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#c5c5c4 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6b6cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6b6cf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6b6cf (#c6b6cf) is rgb(198, 182, 207) in RGB.

No, #c6b6cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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