#c9b8d4

Color #c9b8d4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.57 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c9b8d4

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 212)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 24.6%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 13.2%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(76.95, 11.17, -11.86)

LCH

lch(76.95, 16.29, 313.28)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.043, 312.26)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 72.2%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3d4b8

Analogous

#bbb8d4

#c9b8d4

#d4b8d1

Triadic

#c9b8d4

#d4c9b8

#b8d4c9

Split-complementary

#c9b8d4

#d1d4b8

#b8d4bb

Tetradic

#c9b8d4

#d4b8c3

#c3d4b8

#b8d4c9

Square

#c9b8d4

#d4bbb8

#c3d4b8

#b8d1d4

Shades

Color #c9b8d4 mixed toward black.

#aa8fbb

#8a66a2

#684b7b

#453252

#231929

Tints

Color #c9b8d4 mixed toward white.

#d2c4db

#dbd0e2

#e4dbe9

#ede7f1

#f6f3f8

Tones

Color #c9b8d4 mixed toward gray.

#c8bad2

#c8bdcf

#c7bfcd

#c7c1cb

#c6c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2ce · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#c3c4cc · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#c8c9c7 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b8d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b8d4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9b8d4 (#c9b8d4) is rgb(201, 184, 212) in RGB.

No, #c9b8d4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c9b8d4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast