#c9bbd2

Color #c9bbd2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbd2

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 210)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 20.4%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 11%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 11%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(77.65, 9.16, -9.75)

LCH

lch(77.65, 13.38, 313.21)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0353, 312.36)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 73.3%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4d2bb

Analogous

#bdbbd2

#c9bbd2

#d2bbcf

Triadic

#c9bbd2

#d2c9bb

#bbd2c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbd2

#cfd2bb

#bbd2bd

Tetradic

#c9bbd2

#d2bbc4

#c4d2bb

#bbd2c9

Square

#c9bbd2

#d2bdbb

#c4d2bb

#bbcfd2

Shades

Color #c9bbd2 mixed toward black.

#a993b8

#8a6b9d

#684f77

#453550

#231a28

Tints

Color #c9bbd2 mixed toward white.

#d2c6d9

#dbd2e1

#e4dde8

#ede8f0

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9bbd2 mixed toward gray.

#c8bdd0

#c8bfce

#c8c1cc

#c7c3ca

#c7c4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3cd · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c5cb · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbd2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbd2 (#c9bbd2) is rgb(201, 187, 210) in RGB.

No, #c9bbd2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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