#c9c3d9

Color #c9c3d9

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c3d9

RGB

rgb(201, 195, 217)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 22.4%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 10.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(79.87, 6.23, -10.2)

LCH

lch(79.87, 11.95, 301.42)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0311, 298.21)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 76.5%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d9c3

Analogous

#c3c8d9

#c9c3d9

#d4c3d9

Triadic

#c9c3d9

#d9c9c3

#c3d9c9

Split-complementary

#c9c3d9

#d9d4c3

#c8d9c3

Tetradic

#c9c3d9

#d9c3d3

#d3d9c3

#c3d9c9

Square

#c9c3d9

#d9c3c8

#d3d9c3

#c3d9d4

Shades

Color #c9c3d9 mixed toward black.

#a399be

#7d6fa4

#5d507e

#3e3554

#1f1b2a

Tints

Color #c9c3d9 mixed toward white.

#d2cddf

#dbd7e6

#e4e1ec

#edebf2

#f6f5f9

Tones

Color #c9c3d9 mixed toward gray.

#cac5d7

#cbc7d5

#ccc9d4

#cccad2

#cdccd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6d4 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#c7c7d3 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#c9d0cf · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c3d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c3d9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#c9c3d9 (#c9c3d9) is rgb(201, 195, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9c3d9 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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