#c9aaca

Color #c9aaca

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class pink-200 #fccee8 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aaca

RGB

rgb(201, 170, 202)

HSL

hsl(298.1, 23.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(298.1, 15.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(73.18, 16.87, -12.06)

LCH

lch(73.18, 20.74, 324.44)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0565, 325.1)

HWB

hwb(298.1, 66.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abcaaa

Analogous

#b9aaca

#c9aaca

#caaabb

Triadic

#c9aaca

#cac9aa

#aacac9

Split-complementary

#c9aaca

#bbcaaa

#aacab9

Tetradic

#c9aaca

#caaaab

#abcaaa

#aacac9

Square

#c9aaca

#cab9aa

#abcaaa

#aabbca

Shades

Color #c9aaca mixed toward black.

#b184b2

#975f99

#714773

#4b304c

#261826

Tints

Color #c9aaca mixed toward white.

#d2b8d3

#dbc6dc

#e4d4e4

#ede3ed

#f6f1f6

Tones

Color #c9aaca mixed toward gray.

#c6adc7

#c4afc5

#c1b2c2

#bfb5bf

#bcb7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcc3 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#bec0c1 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#c8bdbc · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aaca]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9aaca (#c9aaca) is rgb(201, 170, 202) in RGB.

No, #c9aaca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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