#c9c2ce

Color #c9c2ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c2ce

RGB

rgb(201, 194, 206)

HSL

hsl(275, 10.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 5.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.3, 4.64, -5.13)

LCH

lch(79.3, 6.92, 312.13)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0182, 311.66)

HWB

hwb(275, 76.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cec2

Analogous

#c3c2ce

#c9c2ce

#cec2cd

Triadic

#c9c2ce

#cec9c2

#c2cec9

Split-complementary

#c9c2ce

#cdcec2

#c2cec3

Tetradic

#c9c2ce

#cec2c7

#c7cec2

#c2cec9

Square

#c9c2ce

#cec3c2

#c7cec2

#c2cdce

Shades

Color #c9c2ce mixed toward black.

#a89db0

#877893

#66596f

#443b4a

#221e25

Tints

Color #c9c2ce mixed toward white.

#d2ccd6

#dbd6de

#e4e0e6

#edebef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c9c2ce mixed toward gray.

#c9c3cd

#c9c4cc

#c8c5cb

#c8c6ca

#c8c7c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cb · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#c6c7ca · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#c9c9c8 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c2ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c2ce]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9c2ce (#c9c2ce) is rgb(201, 194, 206) in RGB.

No, #c9c2ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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