#ccc9ce

Color #ccc9ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 4.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ccc9ce

RGB

rgb(204, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(276, 4.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 2.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(81.33, 1.95, -2.12)

LCH

lch(81.33, 2.88, 312.61)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0076, 312.32)

HWB

hwb(276, 78.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcec9

Analogous

#c9c9ce

#ccc9ce

#cec9ce

Triadic

#ccc9ce

#ceccc9

#c9cecc

Split-complementary

#ccc9ce

#cecec9

#c9cec9

Tetradic

#ccc9ce

#cec9cb

#cbcec9

#c9cecc

Square

#ccc9ce

#cec9c9

#cbcec9

#c9cece

Shades

Color #ccc9ce mixed toward black.

#aaa5ae

#89828e

#67616b

#444147

#222024

Tints

Color #ccc9ce mixed toward white.

#d4d2d6

#dddbde

#e5e4e7

#eeedef

#f6f6f7

Tones

Color #ccc9ce mixed toward gray.

#ccc9ce

#cccacd

#cccbcc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbcd · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#cbcbcd · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#cccccc · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 3.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ccc9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccc9ce]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ccc9ce (#ccc9ce) is rgb(204, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #ccc9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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