#c9a3bd

Color #c9a3bd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a3bd

RGB

rgb(201, 163, 189)

HSL

hsl(318.9, 26%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.9, 18.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 6%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.07, 18.32, -8.05)

LCH

lch(71.07, 20.01, 336.28)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0567, 337.92)

HWB

hwb(318.9, 63.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3c9af

Analogous

#c2a3c9

#c9a3bd

#c9a3aa

Triadic

#c9a3bd

#bdc9a3

#a3bdc9

Split-complementary

#c9a3bd

#aac9a3

#a3c9c2

Tetradic

#c9a3bd

#c9afa3

#a3c9af

#a3bdc9

Square

#c9a3bd

#c9c2a3

#a3c9af

#a3aac9

Shades

Color #c9a3bd mixed toward black.

#b37da2

#995a85

#734364

#4c2d43

#261621

Tints

Color #c9a3bd mixed toward white.

#d2b2c8

#dbc2d3

#e4d1de

#ede0e9

#f6f0f4

Tones

Color #c9a3bd mixed toward gray.

#c6a6bc

#c3a9bb

#c0adba

#bcb0b8

#b9b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9b7 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbfb6 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#c7b2b1 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a3bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a3bd]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9a3bd (#c9a3bd) is rgb(201, 163, 189) in RGB.

No, #c9a3bd 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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