#c9aadf

Color #c9aadf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aadf

RGB

rgb(201, 170, 223)

HSL

hsl(275.1, 45.3%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.1, 23.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 23.8%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(73.87, 21.01, -22.5)

LCH

lch(73.87, 30.78, 313.04)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.081, 310.95)

HWB

hwb(275.1, 66.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0dfaa

Analogous

#afaadf

#c9aadf

#dfaadb

Triadic

#c9aadf

#dfc9aa

#aadfc9

Split-complementary

#c9aadf

#dbdfaa

#aadfaf

Tetradic

#c9aadf

#dfaac0

#c0dfaa

#aadfc9

Square

#c9aadf

#dfafaa

#c0dfaa

#aadbdf

Shades

Color #c9aadf mixed toward black.

#ab7bcd

#8d4bbb

#6a368f

#47245f

#231230

Tints

Color #c9aadf mixed toward white.

#d2b8e4

#dbc6ea

#e4d5ef

#ede3f4

#f6f1fa

Tones

Color #c9aadf mixed toward gray.

#c8afdb

#c8b3d6

#c7b7d2

#c6bccd

#c5c0c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd4 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#bec0d1 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#c8cac8 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aadf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aadf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9aadf (#c9aadf) is rgb(201, 170, 223) in RGB.

No, #c9aadf 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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