#c9bcd2

Color #c9bcd2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bcd2

RGB

rgb(201, 188, 210)

HSL

hsl(275.5, 19.6%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.5, 10.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(77.9, 8.62, -9.37)

LCH

lch(77.9, 12.73, 312.61)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0336, 311.62)

HWB

hwb(275.5, 73.7%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d2bc

Analogous

#bebcd2

#c9bcd2

#d2bcd0

Triadic

#c9bcd2

#d2c9bc

#bcd2c9

Split-complementary

#c9bcd2

#d0d2bc

#bcd2be

Tetradic

#c9bcd2

#d2bcc5

#c5d2bc

#bcd2c9

Square

#c9bcd2

#d2bebc

#c5d2bc

#bcd0d2

Shades

Color #c9bcd2 mixed toward black.

#a994b7

#896d9d

#675077

#45354f

#221b28

Tints

Color #c9bcd2 mixed toward white.

#d2c7d9

#dbd2e1

#e4dde8

#ede9f0

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9bcd2 mixed toward gray.

#c9bed0

#c8c0ce

#c8c1cc

#c8c3cb

#c7c5c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c3cd · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#c4c5cc · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#c8c9c8 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bcd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bcd2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9bcd2 (#c9bcd2) is rgb(201, 188, 210) in RGB.

No, #c9bcd2 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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