#c8b6d6

Color #c8b6d6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b6d6

RGB

rgb(200, 182, 214)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 28.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 15%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 15%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(76.43, 12.31, -13.74)

LCH

lch(76.43, 18.45, 311.86)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0486, 310.41)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 71.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4d6b6

Analogous

#b8b6d6

#c8b6d6

#d6b6d4

Triadic

#c8b6d6

#d6c8b6

#b6d6c8

Split-complementary

#c8b6d6

#d4d6b6

#b6d6b8

Tetradic

#c8b6d6

#d6b6c4

#c4d6b6

#b6d6c8

Square

#c8b6d6

#d6b8b6

#c4d6b6

#b6d4d6

Shades

Color #c8b6d6 mixed toward black.

#a88cbe

#8861a7

#66477f

#442f54

#22182a

Tints

Color #c8b6d6 mixed toward white.

#d1c2dd

#dacee4

#e3daea

#ede7f1

#f6f3f8

Tones

Color #c8b6d6 mixed toward gray.

#c8b9d3

#c7bbd1

#c7bece

#c7c1cb

#c6c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0cf · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#c2c3cd · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#c7c9c8 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b6d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b6d6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c8b6d6 (#c8b6d6) is rgb(200, 182, 214) in RGB.

No, #c8b6d6 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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