#cac9cc

Color #cac9cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cac9cc

RGB

rgb(202, 201, 204)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 1.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(81.12, 0.89, -1.37)

LCH

lch(81.12, 1.63, 303.01)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0042, 301.43)

HWB

hwb(260, 78.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbccc9

Analogous

#c9c9cc

#cac9cc

#cbc9cc

Triadic

#cac9cc

#cccac9

#c9ccca

Split-complementary

#cac9cc

#cccbc9

#c9ccc9

Tetradic

#cac9cc

#ccc9cb

#cbccc9

#c9ccca

Square

#cac9cc

#ccc9c9

#cbccc9

#c9cccb

Shades

Color #cac9cc mixed toward black.

#a8a6ab

#86838a

#646268

#434245

#212123

Tints

Color #cac9cc mixed toward white.

#d3d2d4

#dcdbdd

#e4e4e5

#ededee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #cac9cc mixed toward gray.

#cac9cc

#cac9cb

#cacacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacacb · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#cacacb · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#cacbcb · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 1.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cac9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac9cc]

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

#cac9cc (#cac9cc) is rgb(202, 201, 204) in RGB.

No, #cac9cc 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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