#c9b8d1

Color #c9b8d1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b8d1

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 209)

HSL

hsl(280.8, 21.4%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.8, 12%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 12%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(76.86, 10.59, -10.37)

LCH

lch(76.86, 14.82, 315.6)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0394, 315.1)

HWB

hwb(280.8, 72.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0d1b8

Analogous

#bdb8d1

#c9b8d1

#d1b8cd

Triadic

#c9b8d1

#d1c9b8

#b8d1c9

Split-complementary

#c9b8d1

#cdd1b8

#b8d1bd

Tetradic

#c9b8d1

#d1b8c0

#c0d1b8

#b8d1c9

Square

#c9b8d1

#d1bdb8

#c0d1b8

#b8cdd1

Shades

Color #c9b8d1 mixed toward black.

#ab90b7

#8d699e

#6a4d77

#473450

#231a28

Tints

Color #c9b8d1 mixed toward white.

#d2c4d9

#dbd0e0

#e4dce8

#ede7f0

#f6f3f7

Tones

Color #c9b8d1 mixed toward gray.

#c8bacf

#c8bccd

#c7becb

#c6c0c9

#c5c3c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2cb · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#c3c4ca · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#c8c7c6 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b8d1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c9b8d1 (#c9b8d1) is rgb(201, 184, 209) in RGB.

No, #c9b8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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