#c9c3d0

Color #c9c3d0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c3d0

RGB

rgb(201, 195, 208)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 12.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 6.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(79.61, 4.49, -5.74)

LCH

lch(79.61, 7.29, 308.03)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0191, 306.69)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 76.5%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cad0c3

Analogous

#c3c3d0

#c9c3d0

#cfc3d0

Triadic

#c9c3d0

#d0c9c3

#c3d0c9

Split-complementary

#c9c3d0

#d0cfc3

#c3d0c3

Tetradic

#c9c3d0

#d0c3ca

#cad0c3

#c3d0c9

Square

#c9c3d0

#d0c3c3

#cad0c3

#c3d0cf

Shades

Color #c9c3d0 mixed toward black.

#a79db2

#857895

#645971

#433b4b

#211e26

Tints

Color #c9c3d0 mixed toward white.

#d2cdd8

#dbd7e0

#e4e1e7

#edebef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c9c3d0 mixed toward gray.

#c9c4cf

#c9c5ce

#c9c6cd

#c9c7cc

#c9c8cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cd · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#c7c7cc · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#c9cbca · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c3d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c3d0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9c3d0 (#c9c3d0) is rgb(201, 195, 208) in RGB.

No, #c9c3d0 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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