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#c1b8c3

Color #c1b8c3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Conversions

HEX
#c1b8c3
RGB
rgb(193, 184, 195)
HSL
hsl(289.1, 8.4%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(289.1, 5.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK
cmyk(1%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
LAB
lab(75.8, 5.19, -4.42)
LCH
lch(75.8, 6.82, 319.58)
OKLCH
oklch(79.3%, 0.0182, 320.11)
HWB
hwb(289.1, 72.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac3b8

Analogous

#bbb8c3
#c1b8c3
#c3b8bf

Triadic

#c1b8c3
#c3c1b8
#b8c3c1

Split-complementary

#c1b8c3
#bfc3b8
#b8c3bb

Tetradic

#c1b8c3
#c3b8ba
#bac3b8
#b8c3c1

Square

#c1b8c3
#c3bbb8
#bac3b8
#b8bfc3

Shades

Color #c1b8c3 mixed toward black.

#a396a6
#857489
#645767
#433a44
#211d22

Tints

Color #c1b8c3 mixed toward white.

#cbc4cd
#d6d0d7
#e0dbe1
#eae7eb
#f5f3f5

Tones

Color #c1b8c3 mixed toward gray.

#c0b9c2
#c0bac1
#bfbbc0
#bfbcbf
#bebdbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
1.92:1
Aa Black text on this color
10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc0 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#bebec0 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#c1bebe · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS
background-color: #c1b8c3;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#c1b8c3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3
Dark Violet #9400d3
Dark Orchid #9932cc
Dark Magenta #8b008b
Fuchsia #ff00ff
Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c1b8c3 (#c1b8c3) is rgb(193, 184, 195) in RGB.

No, #c1b8c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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