#c9c1c9

Color #c9c1c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c1c9

RGB

rgb(201, 193, 201)

HSL

hsl(300, 6.9%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(78.91, 4.24, -3.01)

LCH

lch(78.91, 5.2, 324.63)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.0142, 325.64)

HWB

hwb(300, 75.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c9c1

Analogous

#c5c1c9

#c9c1c9

#c9c1c5

Triadic

#c9c1c9

#c9c9c1

#c1c9c9

Split-complementary

#c9c1c9

#c5c9c1

#c1c9c5

Tetradic

#c9c1c9

#c9c1c1

#c1c9c1

#c1c9c9

Square

#c9c1c9

#c9c5c1

#c1c9c1

#c1c5c9

Shades

Color #c9c1c9 mixed toward black.

#ab9eab

#8c7b8c

#695c69

#463d46

#231f23

Tints

Color #c9c1c9 mixed toward white.

#d2cbd2

#dbd6db

#e4e0e4

#edeaed

#f6f5f6

Tones

Color #c9c1c9 mixed toward gray.

#c8c2c8

#c7c3c7

#c6c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6c7 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#c6c7c7 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#c9c6c5 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c1c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c1c9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9c1c9 (#c9c1c9) is rgb(201, 193, 201) in RGB.

No, #c9c1c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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