#c9a8c7

Color #c9a8c7

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.82 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a8c7

RGB

rgb(201, 168, 199)

HSL

hsl(303.6, 23.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.6, 16.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 1%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.59, 17.4, -11.29)

LCH

lch(72.59, 20.74, 327.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0569, 328.07)

HWB

hwb(303.6, 65.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c9aa

Analogous

#bba8c9

#c9a8c7

#c9a8b7

Triadic

#c9a8c7

#c7c9a8

#a8c7c9

Split-complementary

#c9a8c7

#b7c9a8

#a8c9bb

Tetradic

#c9a8c7

#c9aaa8

#a8c9aa

#a8c7c9

Square

#c9a8c7

#c9bba8

#a8c9aa

#a8b7c9

Shades

Color #c9a8c7 mixed toward black.

#b282af

#985e94

#72476f

#4c2f4a

#261825

Tints

Color #c9a8c7 mixed toward white.

#d2b7d0

#dbc5da

#e4d4e3

#ede2ec

#f6f1f6

Tones

Color #c9a8c7 mixed toward gray.

#c6abc5

#c4aec2

#c1b0c0

#beb3bd

#bbb6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbbc0 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#bdc0be · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#c8bab9 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a8c7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c9a8c7 (#c9a8c7) is rgb(201, 168, 199) in RGB.

No, #c9a8c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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