#c281fa

Color #c281fa

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c281fa

RGB

rgb(194, 129, 250)

HSL

hsl(272.2, 92.4%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.2, 48.4%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 48.4%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(65.02, 47.14, -51.09)

LCH

lch(65.02, 69.52, 312.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.1796, 307.24)

HWB

hwb(272.2, 50.6%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9fa81

Analogous

#8581fa

#c281fa

#fa81f6

Triadic

#c281fa

#fac281

#81fac2

Split-complementary

#c281fa

#f6fa81

#81fa85

Tetradic

#c281fa

#fa81b9

#b9fa81

#81fac2

Square

#c281fa

#fa8581

#b9fa81

#81f6fa

Shades

Color #c281fa mixed toward black.

#a444f8

#870af3

#6507b6

#43057a

#22023d

Tints

Color #c281fa mixed toward white.

#cc96fb

#d6abfc

#e0c0fd

#ebd5fd

#f5eafe

Tones

Color #c281fa mixed toward gray.

#c18bf0

#c095e6

#c09fdc

#bfa9d2

#beb3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9e4 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#adb2df · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#bfd1cc · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c281fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c281fa]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c281fa (#c281fa) is rgb(194, 129, 250) in RGB.

No, #c281fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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