#c997e7

Color #c997e7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c997e7

RGB

rgb(201, 151, 231)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 62.5%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 34.6%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 34.6%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(69.7, 33.1, -33.28)

LCH

lch(69.7, 46.94, 314.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1235, 312.21)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 59.2%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5e797

Analogous

#a197e7

#c997e7

#e797dd

Triadic

#c997e7

#e7c997

#97e7c9

Split-complementary

#c997e7

#dde797

#97e7a1

Tetradic

#c997e7

#e797b5

#b5e797

#97e7c9

Square

#c997e7

#e7a197

#b5e797

#97dde7

Shades

Color #c997e7 mixed toward black.

#ae63db

#9330cf

#6e249b

#4a1867

#250c34

Tints

Color #c997e7 mixed toward white.

#d2a8eb

#dbbaef

#e4cbf3

#eddcf7

#f6eefb

Tones

Color #c997e7 mixed toward gray.

#c79ee0

#c6a4da

#c4abd3

#c2b2cc

#c1b8c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5d7 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#b8bcd3 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#c7c9c6 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c997e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c997e7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c997e7 (#c997e7) is rgb(201, 151, 231) in RGB.

No, #c997e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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