#c8b8dc

Color #c8b8dc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b8dc

RGB

rgb(200, 184, 220)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 34%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 16.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(77.12, 12.43, -15.96)

LCH

lch(77.12, 20.23, 307.91)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0529, 305.37)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 72.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccdcb8

Analogous

#b8badc

#c8b8dc

#dab8dc

Triadic

#c8b8dc

#dcc8b8

#b8dcc8

Split-complementary

#c8b8dc

#dcdab8

#badcb8

Tetradic

#c8b8dc

#dcb8cc

#ccdcb8

#b8dcc8

Square

#c8b8dc

#dcb8ba

#ccdcb8

#b8dcda

Shades

Color #c8b8dc mixed toward black.

#a58bc6

#825eb0

#614387

#412c5a

#20162d

Tints

Color #c8b8dc mixed toward white.

#d1c4e2

#dad0e8

#e3dbed

#ede7f3

#f6f3f9

Tones

Color #c8b8dc mixed toward gray.

#c8bbd9

#c9bed6

#c9c1d3

#c9c4d0

#cac7cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#c2c3d2 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#c7cdcc · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b8dc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8b8dc (#c8b8dc) is rgb(200, 184, 220) in RGB.

No, #c8b8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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