#c9a4c6

Color #c9a4c6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a4c6

RGB

rgb(201, 164, 198)

HSL

hsl(304.9, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.9, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 1.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.59, 19.41, -12.24)

LCH

lch(71.59, 22.95, 327.76)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0632, 328.85)

HWB

hwb(304.9, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c9a7

Analogous

#baa4c9

#c9a4c6

#c9a4b4

Triadic

#c9a4c6

#c6c9a4

#a4c6c9

Split-complementary

#c9a4c6

#b4c9a4

#a4c9ba

Tetradic

#c9a4c6

#c9a7a4

#a4c9a7

#a4c6c9

Square

#c9a4c6

#c9baa4

#a4c9a7

#a4b4c9

Shades

Color #c9a4c6 mixed toward black.

#b27eae

#995b94

#73446f

#4c2d4a

#261725

Tints

Color #c9a4c6 mixed toward white.

#d2b3d0

#dbc2d9

#e4d2e3

#ede1ec

#f6f0f6

Tones

Color #c9a4c6 mixed toward gray.

#c6a7c3

#c3aac1

#c0adbe

#bdb0bc

#bab4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababe · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbfbd · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#c7b8b7 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a4c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a4c6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c9a4c6 (#c9a4c6) is rgb(201, 164, 198) in RGB.

No, #c9a4c6 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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