#d9c9e2

Color #d9c9e2

A muted very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#d9c9e2

RGB

rgb(217, 201, 226)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 30.1%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 11.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 11.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(82.92, 10.09, -10.35)

LCH

lch(82.92, 14.45, 314.27)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.0383, 313.62)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 78.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2e2c9

Analogous

#ccc9e2

#d9c9e2

#e2c9de

Triadic

#d9c9e2

#e2d9c9

#c9e2d9

Split-complementary

#d9c9e2

#dee2c9

#c9e2cc

Tetradic

#d9c9e2

#e2c9d2

#d2e2c9

#c9e2d9

Square

#d9c9e2

#e2ccc9

#d2e2c9

#c9dee2

Shades

Color #d9c9e2 mixed toward black.

#b89bc9

#986cb0

#744b8b

#4d325d

#27192e

Tints

Color #d9c9e2 mixed toward white.

#dfd2e7

#e6dbec

#ece4f0

#f2edf5

#f9f6fa

Tones

Color #d9c9e2 mixed toward gray.

#d8cbe0

#d8cdde

#d7cfdc

#d7d1da

#d6d3d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d2dc · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#d3d4db · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#d8d8d7 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #d9c9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9c9e2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#d9c9e2 (#d9c9e2) is rgb(217, 201, 226) in RGB.

No, #d9c9e2 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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