#c8bcce

Color #c8bcce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bcce

RGB

rgb(200, 188, 206)

HSL

hsl(280, 15.5%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 8.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.7, 7.52, -7.51)

LCH

lch(77.7, 10.63, 315.04)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0281, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 73.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2cebc

Analogous

#bfbcce

#c8bcce

#cebccb

Triadic

#c8bcce

#cec8bc

#bccec8

Split-complementary

#c8bcce

#cbcebc

#bccebf

Tetradic

#c8bcce

#cebcc2

#c2cebc

#bccec8

Square

#c8bcce

#cebfbc

#c2cebc

#bccbce

Shades

Color #c8bcce mixed toward black.

#a996b2

#8a7097

#685372

#45384c

#231c26

Tints

Color #c8bcce mixed toward white.

#d1c7d6

#dad2de

#e4dee7

#ede9ef

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c8bcce mixed toward gray.

#c8becd

#c7bfcb

#c7c1ca

#c6c2c8

#c6c4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3ca · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c9 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#c7c6c6 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bcce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bcce]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c8bcce (#c8bcce) is rgb(200, 188, 206) in RGB.

No, #c8bcce 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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