#c9c7cd

Color #c9c7cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c7cd

RGB

rgb(201, 199, 205)

HSL

hsl(260, 5.7%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 2.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.56, 1.8, -2.74)

LCH

lch(80.56, 3.28, 303.3)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0085, 301.08)

HWB

hwb(260, 78%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcdc7

Analogous

#c7c8cd

#c9c7cd

#ccc7cd

Triadic

#c9c7cd

#cdc9c7

#c7cdc9

Split-complementary

#c9c7cd

#cdccc7

#c8cdc7

Tetradic

#c9c7cd

#cdc7cb

#cbcdc7

#c7cdc9

Square

#c9c7cd

#cdc7c8

#cbcdc7

#c7cdcc

Shades

Color #c9c7cd mixed toward black.

#a7a3ad

#84808e

#635f6b

#423f47

#212024

Tints

Color #c9c7cd mixed toward white.

#d2d0d5

#dbdade

#e4e3e6

#edecee

#f6f6f7

Tones

Color #c9c7cd mixed toward gray.

#c9c7cc

#c9c8cc

#c9c8cb

#cac9cb

#cac9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cc · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#c8c8cb · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#c9caca · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c7cd]

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

#c9c7cd (#c9c7cd) is rgb(201, 199, 205) in RGB.

No, #c9c7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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