#c99bc4

Color #c99bc4

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c99bc4

RGB

rgb(201, 155, 196)

HSL

hsl(306.5, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.5, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 2.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.36, 23.98, -14.48)

LCH

lch(69.36, 28.01, 328.87)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0776, 330)

HWB

hwb(306.5, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc9a0

Analogous

#b79bc9

#c99bc4

#c99bad

Triadic

#c99bc4

#c4c99b

#9bc4c9

Split-complementary

#c99bc4

#adc99b

#9bc9b7

Tetradic

#c99bc4

#c9a09b

#9bc9a0

#9bc4c9

Square

#c99bc4

#c9b79b

#9bc9a0

#9badc9

Shades

Color #c99bc4 mixed toward black.

#b474ad

#9a5392

#743e6e

#4d2a49

#271525

Tints

Color #c99bc4 mixed toward white.

#d2acce

#dbbcd8

#e4cde2

#eddeeb

#f6eef5

Tones

Color #c99bc4 mixed toward gray.

#c59fc1

#c1a3be

#bea6bb

#baaab8

#b6aeb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7bb · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#b9bdb9 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#c7b4b2 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99bc4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c99bc4 (#c99bc4) is rgb(201, 155, 196) in RGB.

No, #c99bc4 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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