#c9c6cf

Color #c9c6cf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c6cf

RGB

rgb(201, 198, 207)

HSL

hsl(260, 8.6%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 4.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(80.35, 2.7, -4.12)

LCH

lch(80.35, 4.93, 303.24)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0127, 301.2)

HWB

hwb(260, 77.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccfc6

Analogous

#c6c7cf

#c9c6cf

#cdc6cf

Triadic

#c9c6cf

#cfc9c6

#c6cfc9

Split-complementary

#c9c6cf

#cfcdc6

#c7cfc6

Tetradic

#c9c6cf

#cfc6cc

#cccfc6

#c6cfc9

Square

#c9c6cf

#cfc6c7

#cccfc6

#c6cfcd

Shades

Color #c9c6cf mixed toward black.

#a6a1b0

#847d91

#625d6e

#423e49

#211f25

Tints

Color #c9c6cf mixed toward white.

#d2cfd7

#dbd9df

#e4e2e7

#edecef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c9c6cf mixed toward gray.

#c9c7ce

#c9c7cd

#cac8cd

#cac9cc

#cacacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cd · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#c8c8cc · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#c9cbcb · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c6cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c6cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c6cf (#c9c6cf) is rgb(201, 198, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9c6cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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