#c977ff

Color #c977ff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c977ff

RGB

rgb(201, 119, 255)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 100%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 53.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(64.02, 55.25, -55.36)

LCH

lch(64.02, 78.21, 314.94)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.2028, 310.06)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 46.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adff77

Analogous

#8577ff

#c977ff

#ff77f1

Triadic

#c977ff

#ffc977

#77ffc9

Split-complementary

#c977ff

#f1ff77

#77ff85

Tetradic

#c977ff

#ff77ad

#adff77

#77ffc9

Square

#c977ff

#ff8577

#adff77

#77f1ff

Shades

Color #c977ff mixed toward black.

#b039ff

#9600f9

#7100bb

#4b007d

#26003e

Tints

Color #c977ff mixed toward white.

#d28eff

#dba4ff

#e4bbff

#edd2ff

#f6e8ff

Tones

Color #c977ff mixed toward gray.

#c782f4

#c48ee8

#c299dd

#c0a4d2

#bdb0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabe7 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b5e1 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#c6d2cd · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 28.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c977ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c977ff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c977ff (#c977ff) is rgb(201, 119, 255) in RGB.

No, #c977ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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