#c99bd0

Color #c99bd0

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c99bd0

RGB

rgb(201, 155, 208)

HSL

hsl(292.1, 36.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.1, 25.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 25.5%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(69.76, 26.25, -20.51)

LCH

lch(69.76, 33.31, 322)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.09, 321.95)

HWB

hwb(292.1, 60.8%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2d09b

Analogous

#af9bd0

#c99bd0

#d09bbd

Triadic

#c99bd0

#d0c99b

#9bd0c9

Split-complementary

#c99bd0

#bdd09b

#9bd0af

Tetradic

#c99bd0

#d09ba2

#a2d09b

#9bd0c9

Square

#c99bd0

#d0af9b

#a2d09b

#9bbdd0

Shades

Color #c99bd0 mixed toward black.

#b372bd

#994da5

#733a7c

#4d2752

#261329

Tints

Color #c99bd0 mixed toward white.

#d2acd8

#dbbce0

#e4cde8

#eddeef

#f6eef7

Tones

Color #c99bd0 mixed toward gray.

#c69fcc

#c3a4c7

#bfa8c3

#bcadbe

#b9b1ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7c5 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#b9bdc2 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#c7bbb9 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99bd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99bd0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c99bd0 (#c99bd0) is rgb(201, 155, 208) in RGB.

No, #c99bd0 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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