#c8bfcc

Color #c8bfcc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bfcc

RGB

rgb(200, 191, 204)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 11.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 6.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(78.4, 5.53, -5.38)

LCH

lch(78.4, 7.72, 315.79)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0204, 315.59)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 74.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ccbf

Analogous

#c2bfcc

#c8bfcc

#ccbfca

Triadic

#c8bfcc

#ccc8bf

#bfccc8

Split-complementary

#c8bfcc

#caccbf

#bfccc2

Tetradic

#c8bfcc

#ccbfc3

#c3ccbf

#bfccc8

Square

#c8bfcc

#ccc2bf

#c3ccbf

#bfcacc

Shades

Color #c8bfcc mixed toward black.

#a99aaf

#897692

#67586e

#453a49

#221d25

Tints

Color #c8bfcc mixed toward white.

#d1cad5

#dad4dd

#e4dfe6

#edeaee

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c8bfcc mixed toward gray.

#c8c0cb

#c7c1ca

#c7c2c9

#c6c3c8

#c6c5c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4c9 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#c5c5c8 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c8c7c6 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bfcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bfcc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c8bfcc (#c8bfcc) is rgb(200, 191, 204) in RGB.

No, #c8bfcc 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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