#c98bd8

Color #c98bd8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c98bd8

RGB

rgb(201, 139, 216)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 49.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 35.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 35.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(66.4, 36.58, -30.1)

LCH

lch(66.4, 47.37, 320.55)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1273, 319.65)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 54.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ad88b

Analogous

#a28bd8

#c98bd8

#d88bc1

Triadic

#c98bd8

#d8c98b

#8bd8c9

Split-complementary

#c98bd8

#c1d88b

#8bd8a2

Tetradic

#c98bd8

#d88b9a

#9ad88b

#8bd8c9

Square

#c98bd8

#d8a28b

#9ad88b

#8bc1d8

Shades

Color #c98bd8 mixed toward black.

#b45fc9

#9a3cb1

#742d85

#4d1e59

#270f2c

Tints

Color #c98bd8 mixed toward white.

#d29edf

#dbb2e5

#e4c5ec

#edd8f2

#f6ecf9

Tones

Color #c98bd8 mixed toward gray.

#c591d2

#c198cb

#bd9ec5

#b9a5be

#b5abb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1c9 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b9c5 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#c6bcb9 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c98bd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c98bd8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c98bd8 (#c98bd8) is rgb(201, 139, 216) in RGB.

No, #c98bd8 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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