#c297e1

Color #c297e1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c297e1

RGB

rgb(194, 151, 225)

HSL

hsl(274.9, 55.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.9, 32.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 32.9%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(68.78, 29.69, -31.46)

LCH

lch(68.78, 43.26, 313.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1135, 310.35)

HWB

hwb(274.9, 59.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6e197

Analogous

#9d97e1

#c297e1

#e197db

Triadic

#c297e1

#e1c297

#97e1c2

Split-complementary

#c297e1

#dbe197

#97e19d

Tetradic

#c297e1

#e197b6

#b6e197

#97e1c2

Square

#c297e1

#e19d97

#b6e197

#97dbe1

Shades

Color #c297e1 mixed toward black.

#a566d3

#8938c2

#662a92

#441c61

#220e31

Tints

Color #c297e1 mixed toward white.

#cca8e6

#d6baeb

#e0cbf0

#ebdcf5

#f5eefa

Tones

Color #c297e1 mixed toward gray.

#c19ddb

#c0a3d5

#bfa9ce

#beb0c8

#bdb6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d2 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b6ce · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#c0c5c2 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c297e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c297e1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c297e1 (#c297e1) is rgb(194, 151, 225) in RGB.

No, #c297e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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