#c9a8c9

Color #c9a8c9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a8c9

RGB

rgb(201, 168, 201)

HSL

hsl(300, 23.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 16.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(72.65, 17.78, -12.29)

LCH

lch(72.65, 21.61, 325.35)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.059, 326.12)

HWB

hwb(300, 65.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c9a8

Analogous

#b9a8c9

#c9a8c9

#c9a8b9

Triadic

#c9a8c9

#c9c9a8

#a8c9c9

Split-complementary

#c9a8c9

#b9c9a8

#a8c9b9

Tetradic

#c9a8c9

#c9a8a8

#a8c9a8

#a8c9c9

Square

#c9a8c9

#c9b9a8

#a8c9a8

#a8b9c9

Shades

Color #c9a8c9 mixed toward black.

#b282b2

#985e98

#724772

#4c2f4c

#261826

Tints

Color #c9a8c9 mixed toward white.

#d2b7d2

#dbc5db

#e4d4e4

#ede2ed

#f6f1f6

Tones

Color #c9a8c9 mixed toward gray.

#c6abc6

#c4aec4

#c1b0c1

#beb3be

#bbb6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbbc2 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#bdc0c0 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#c8bcba · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a8c9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9a8c9 (#c9a8c9) is rgb(201, 168, 201) in RGB.

No, #c9a8c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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