#c9c7cb

Color #c9c7cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.59 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c7cb

RGB

rgb(201, 199, 203)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.7%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(80.5, 1.42, -1.75)

LCH

lch(80.5, 2.25, 309.06)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0059, 308.81)

HWB

hwb(270, 78%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cbc7

Analogous

#c7c7cb

#c9c7cb

#cbc7cb

Triadic

#c9c7cb

#cbc9c7

#c7cbc9

Split-complementary

#c9c7cb

#cbcbc7

#c7cbc7

Tetradic

#c9c7cb

#cbc7c9

#c9cbc7

#c7cbc9

Square

#c9c7cb

#cbc7c7

#c9cbc7

#c7cbcb

Shades

Color #c9c7cb mixed toward black.

#a7a4ab

#86818a

#646168

#434145

#212023

Tints

Color #c9c7cb mixed toward white.

#d2d0d4

#dbdadc

#e4e3e5

#edecee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c9c7cb mixed toward gray.

#c9c7cb

#c9c8ca

#c9c9c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8ca · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c8ca · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c7cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c7cb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9c7cb (#c9c7cb) is rgb(201, 199, 203) in RGB.

No, #c9c7cb 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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