#c9bbc6

Color #c9bbc6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbc6

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 198)

HSL

hsl(312.9, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.9, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 1.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.3, 6.9, -3.75)

LCH

lch(77.3, 7.85, 331.48)

OKLCH

oklch(80.7%, 0.0218, 332.96)

HWB

hwb(312.9, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc9be

Analogous

#c5bbc9

#c9bbc6

#c9bbbf

Triadic

#c9bbc6

#c6c9bb

#bbc6c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbc6

#bfc9bb

#bbc9c5

Tetradic

#c9bbc6

#c9bebb

#bbc9be

#bbc6c9

Square

#c9bbc6

#c9c5bb

#bbc9be

#bbbfc9

Shades

Color #c9bbc6 mixed toward black.

#ac97a8

#90738a

#6c5667

#483945

#241d22

Tints

Color #c9bbc6 mixed toward white.

#d2c6d0

#dbd2d9

#e4dde3

#ede8ec

#f6f4f6

Tones

Color #c9bbc6 mixed toward gray.

#c8bcc5

#c7bdc5

#c6bfc4

#c4c0c3

#c3c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c3 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#c8c1c1 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbc6]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbc6 (#c9bbc6) is rgb(201, 187, 198) in RGB.

No, #c9bbc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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