#c9a4c0

Color #c9a4c0

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a4c0

RGB

rgb(201, 164, 192)

HSL

hsl(314.6, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(314.6, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 4.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.4, 18.31, -9.21)

LCH

lch(71.4, 20.5, 333.3)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0574, 334.86)

HWB

hwb(314.6, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c9ad

Analogous

#c0a4c9

#c9a4c0

#c9a4ae

Triadic

#c9a4c0

#c0c9a4

#a4c0c9

Split-complementary

#c9a4c0

#aec9a4

#a4c9c0

Tetradic

#c9a4c0

#c9ada4

#a4c9ad

#a4c0c9

Square

#c9a4c0

#c9c0a4

#a4c9ad

#a4aec9

Shades

Color #c9a4c0 mixed toward black.

#b27ea6

#995b8a

#734467

#4c2d45

#261722

Tints

Color #c9a4c0 mixed toward white.

#d2b3cb

#dbc2d5

#e4d2e0

#ede1ea

#f6f0f5

Tones

Color #c9a4c0 mixed toward gray.

#c6a7be

#c3aabd

#c0adbb

#bdb0ba

#bab4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababa · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbfb8 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#c7b5b3 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a4c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a4c0]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Deep Pink #ff1493

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c9a4c0 (#c9a4c0) is rgb(201, 164, 192) in RGB.

No, #c9a4c0 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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