#c98bd7

Color #c98bd7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c98bd7

RGB

rgb(201, 139, 215)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 48.7%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 35.3%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(66.36, 36.38, -29.61)

LCH

lch(66.36, 46.91, 320.86)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1262, 320.08)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 54.5%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99d78b

Analogous

#a38bd7

#c98bd7

#d78bbf

Triadic

#c98bd7

#d7c98b

#8bd7c9

Split-complementary

#c98bd7

#bfd78b

#8bd7a3

Tetradic

#c98bd7

#d78b99

#99d78b

#8bd7c9

Square

#c98bd7

#d7a38b

#99d78b

#8bbfd7

Shades

Color #c98bd7 mixed toward black.

#b45fc8

#9a3daf

#742d84

#4d1e58

#270f2c

Tints

Color #c98bd7 mixed toward white.

#d29ede

#dbb2e4

#e4c5eb

#edd8f2

#f6ecf8

Tones

Color #c98bd7 mixed toward gray.

#c591d1

#c198ca

#bd9ec4

#b9a4be

#b5abb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1c8 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#b5b9c4 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#c6bbb8 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c98bd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c98bd7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c98bd7 (#c98bd7) is rgb(201, 139, 215) in RGB.

No, #c98bd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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