#c9acc5

Color #c9acc5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9acc5

RGB

rgb(201, 172, 197)

HSL

hsl(308.3, 21.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.3, 14.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 2%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.52, 14.85, -8.81)

LCH

lch(73.52, 17.27, 329.32)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0476, 330.58)

HWB

hwb(308.3, 67.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc9b0

Analogous

#beacc9

#c9acc5

#c9acb6

Triadic

#c9acc5

#c5c9ac

#acc5c9

Split-complementary

#c9acc5

#b6c9ac

#acc9be

Tetradic

#c9acc5

#c9b0ac

#acc9b0

#acc5c9

Square

#c9acc5

#c9beac

#acc9b0

#acb6c9

Shades

Color #c9acc5 mixed toward black.

#b086ab

#97628f

#71496b

#4b3148

#261824

Tints

Color #c9acc5 mixed toward white.

#d2bacf

#dbc8d8

#e4d5e2

#ede3ec

#f6f1f5

Tones

Color #c9acc5 mixed toward gray.

#c7aec3

#c4b1c1

#c2b3c0

#bfb6be

#bdb8bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbf · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#bfc1be · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#c8bbba · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9acc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9acc5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c9acc5 (#c9acc5) is rgb(201, 172, 197) in RGB.

No, #c9acc5 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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