#cba8c9

Color #cba8c9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cba8c9

RGB

rgb(203, 168, 201)

HSL

hsl(303.4, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.4, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 1%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.84, 18.46, -12)

LCH

lch(72.84, 22.02, 326.97)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0604, 327.91)

HWB

hwb(303.4, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8cbaa

Analogous

#bba8cb

#cba8c9

#cba8b7

Triadic

#cba8c9

#c9cba8

#a8c9cb

Split-complementary

#cba8c9

#b7cba8

#a8cbbb

Tetradic

#cba8c9

#cbaaa8

#a8cbaa

#a8c9cb

Square

#cba8c9

#cbbba8

#a8cbaa

#a8b7cb

Shades

Color #cba8c9 mixed toward black.

#b481b1

#9b5c97

#744571

#4d2e4c

#271726

Tints

Color #cba8c9 mixed toward white.

#d4b6d2

#dcc5db

#e5d3e4

#eee2ed

#f6f0f6

Tones

Color #cba8c9 mixed toward gray.

#c8abc6

#c5aec4

#c2b1c1

#bfb4bf

#bcb6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc2 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#bfc1c0 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#c9bcba · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cba8c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cba8c9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cba8c9 (#cba8c9) is rgb(203, 168, 201) in RGB.

No, #cba8c9 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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