#cac7cc

Color #cac7cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cac7cc

RGB

rgb(202, 199, 204)

HSL

hsl(276, 4.7%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 2.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 2.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(80.61, 1.95, -2.12)

LCH

lch(80.61, 2.88, 312.61)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.0076, 312.32)

HWB

hwb(276, 78%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ccc7

Analogous

#c7c7cc

#cac7cc

#ccc7cb

Triadic

#cac7cc

#cccac7

#c7ccca

Split-complementary

#cac7cc

#cbccc7

#c7ccc7

Tetradic

#cac7cc

#ccc7c9

#c9ccc7

#c7ccca

Square

#cac7cc

#ccc7c7

#c9ccc7

#c7cbcc

Shades

Color #cac7cc mixed toward black.

#a9a4ac

#87818c

#666069

#444046

#222023

Tints

Color #cac7cc mixed toward white.

#d3d0d4

#dcdadd

#e4e3e5

#edecee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #cac7cc mixed toward gray.

#cac7cc

#cac8cb

#cac9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cb · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#cacaca · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cac7cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac7cc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cac7cc (#cac7cc) is rgb(202, 199, 204) in RGB.

No, #cac7cc 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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