#c9becf

Color #c9becf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9becf

RGB

rgb(201, 190, 207)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 15%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 8.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(78.32, 6.97, -7.13)

LCH

lch(78.32, 9.97, 314.35)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0264, 313.92)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 74.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cfbe

Analogous

#c0becf

#c9becf

#cfbecc

Triadic

#c9becf

#cfc9be

#becfc9

Split-complementary

#c9becf

#cccfbe

#becfc0

Tetradic

#c9becf

#cfbec4

#c4cfbe

#becfc9

Square

#c9becf

#cfc0be

#c4cfbe

#becccf

Shades

Color #c9becf mixed toward black.

#a998b3

#8a7297

#685472

#45384c

#231c26

Tints

Color #c9becf mixed toward white.

#d2c9d7

#dbd4df

#e4dee7

#ede9ef

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9becf mixed toward gray.

#c8bfcd

#c8c1cc

#c8c2cb

#c7c4c9

#c7c5c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4cb · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#c5c6ca · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#c8c8c7 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9becf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9becf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9becf (#c9becf) is rgb(201, 190, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9becf 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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