#c9b2d9

Color #c9b2d9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b2d9

RGB

rgb(201, 178, 217)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 33.9%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 18%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 18%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(75.62, 15.42, -16.58)

LCH

lch(75.62, 22.64, 312.92)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0597, 311.33)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 69.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d9b2

Analogous

#b6b2d9

#c9b2d9

#d9b2d6

Triadic

#c9b2d9

#d9c9b2

#b2d9c9

Split-complementary

#c9b2d9

#d6d9b2

#b2d9b6

Tetradic

#c9b2d9

#d9b2c2

#c2d9b2

#b2d9c9

Square

#c9b2d9

#d9b6b2

#c2d9b2

#b2d6d9

Shades

Color #c9b2d9 mixed toward black.

#aa86c3

#8b5aae

#694184

#462c58

#23162c

Tints

Color #c9b2d9 mixed toward white.

#d2bfdf

#dbcce6

#e4d9ec

#ede5f2

#f6f2f9

Tones

Color #c9b2d9 mixed toward gray.

#c9b5d6

#c8b9d3

#c7bccf

#c7bfcc

#c6c2c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd0 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#c1c2ce · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#c8c9c8 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b2d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b2d9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9b2d9 (#c9b2d9) is rgb(201, 178, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9b2d9 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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