#c994e8

Color #c994e8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c994e8

RGB

rgb(201, 148, 232)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 64.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 36.2%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 36.2%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(69.06, 34.95, -34.82)

LCH

lch(69.06, 49.33, 315.11)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.1299, 312.41)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 58%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3e894

Analogous

#9f94e8

#c994e8

#e894dd

Triadic

#c994e8

#e8c994

#94e8c9

Split-complementary

#c994e8

#dde894

#94e89f

Tetradic

#c994e8

#e894b3

#b3e894

#94e8c9

Square

#c994e8

#e89f94

#b3e894

#94dde8

Shades

Color #c994e8 mixed toward black.

#af60dd

#942dd0

#6f229c

#4a1668

#250b34

Tints

Color #c994e8 mixed toward white.

#d2a6ec

#dbb8f0

#e4c9f3

#eddbf7

#f6edfb

Tones

Color #c994e8 mixed toward gray.

#c79be1

#c5a2da

#c4a9d3

#c2b0cc

#c0b7c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b4d8 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b7bbd3 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#c7c9c6 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c994e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c994e8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c994e8 (#c994e8) is rgb(201, 148, 232) in RGB.

No, #c994e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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