#c8bdce

Color #c8bdce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bdce

RGB

rgb(200, 189, 206)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 14.8%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 8.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.95, 6.98, -7.13)

LCH

lch(77.95, 9.98, 314.39)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0264, 313.92)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 74.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cebd

Analogous

#c0bdce

#c8bdce

#cebdcc

Triadic

#c8bdce

#cec8bd

#bdcec8

Split-complementary

#c8bdce

#cccebd

#bdcec0

Tetradic

#c8bdce

#cebdc3

#c3cebd

#bdcec8

Square

#c8bdce

#cec0bd

#c3cebd

#bdccce

Shades

Color #c8bdce mixed toward black.

#a997b2

#897296

#675471

#45384c

#221c26

Tints

Color #c8bdce mixed toward white.

#d1c8d6

#dad3de

#e4dee7

#ede9ef

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c8bdce mixed toward gray.

#c8bfcd

#c7c0cb

#c7c1ca

#c6c3c8

#c6c4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3ca · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c9 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#c7c7c6 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bdce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bdce]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8bdce (#c8bdce) is rgb(200, 189, 206) in RGB.

No, #c8bdce 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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