#c9b6d6

Color #c9b6d6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b6d6

RGB

rgb(201, 182, 214)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 28.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 15%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 15%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(76.51, 12.65, -13.6)

LCH

lch(76.51, 18.57, 312.93)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0489, 311.6)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 71.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3d6b6

Analogous

#b9b6d6

#c9b6d6

#d6b6d3

Triadic

#c9b6d6

#d6c9b6

#b6d6c9

Split-complementary

#c9b6d6

#d3d6b6

#b6d6b9

Tetradic

#c9b6d6

#d6b6c3

#c3d6b6

#b6d6c9

Square

#c9b6d6

#d6b9b6

#c3d6b6

#b6d3d6

Shades

Color #c9b6d6 mixed toward black.

#aa8cbe

#8a61a7

#68477f

#452f54

#23182a

Tints

Color #c9b6d6 mixed toward white.

#d2c2dd

#dbcee4

#e4daea

#ede7f1

#f6f3f8

Tones

Color #c9b6d6 mixed toward gray.

#c8b9d3

#c8bbd1

#c7bece

#c7c1cb

#c6c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1cf · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#c2c4cd · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#c8c9c8 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b6d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b6d6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9b6d6 (#c9b6d6) is rgb(201, 182, 214) in RGB.

No, #c9b6d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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