#c9b8d3

Color #c9b8d3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b8d3

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 211)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 23.5%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 12.8%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(76.92, 10.98, -11.37)

LCH

lch(76.92, 15.81, 314)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0418, 313.16)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 72.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d3b8

Analogous

#bcb8d3

#c9b8d3

#d3b8d0

Triadic

#c9b8d3

#d3c9b8

#b8d3c9

Split-complementary

#c9b8d3

#d0d3b8

#b8d3bc

Tetradic

#c9b8d3

#d3b8c2

#c2d3b8

#b8d3c9

Square

#c9b8d3

#d3bcb8

#c2d3b8

#b8d0d3

Shades

Color #c9b8d3 mixed toward black.

#aa8fba

#8b67a1

#694c7a

#463251

#231929

Tints

Color #c9b8d3 mixed toward white.

#d2c4da

#dbd0e2

#e4dce9

#ede7f0

#f6f3f8

Tones

Color #c9b8d3 mixed toward gray.

#c9bad1

#c8bdcf

#c7bfcc

#c7c1ca

#c6c3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2cd · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#c3c4cb · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#c8c8c7 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b8d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b8d3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9b8d3 (#c9b8d3) is rgb(201, 184, 211) in RGB.

No, #c9b8d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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