#c8c3cd

Color #c8c3cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c3cd

RGB

rgb(200, 195, 205)

HSL

hsl(270, 9.1%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 4.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.45, 3.58, -4.38)

LCH

lch(79.45, 5.66, 309.26)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0148, 308.42)

HWB

hwb(270, 76.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8cdc3

Analogous

#c3c3cd

#c8c3cd

#cdc3cd

Triadic

#c8c3cd

#cdc8c3

#c3cdc8

Split-complementary

#c8c3cd

#cdcdc3

#c3cdc3

Tetradic

#c8c3cd

#cdc3c8

#c8cdc3

#c3cdc8

Square

#c8c3cd

#cdc3c3

#c8cdc3

#c3cdcd

Shades

Color #c8c3cd mixed toward black.

#a79faf

#857a90

#645b6d

#433d49

#211e24

Tints

Color #c8c3cd mixed toward white.

#d1cdd5

#dad7de

#e3e1e6

#edebee

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c8c3cd mixed toward gray.

#c8c4cc

#c8c5cb

#c8c5ca

#c8c6ca

#c8c7c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cb · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#c6c7ca · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#c8c9c8 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c3cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c3cd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8c3cd (#c8c3cd) is rgb(200, 195, 205) in RGB.

No, #c8c3cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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