#c29cd9

Color #c29cd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c29cd9

RGB

rgb(194, 156, 217)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 28.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(69.65, 25.24, -25.71)

LCH

lch(69.65, 36.03, 314.47)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0951, 312.4)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 61.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3d99c

Analogous

#a39cd9

#c29cd9

#d99cd1

Triadic

#c29cd9

#d9c29c

#9cd9c2

Split-complementary

#c29cd9

#d1d99c

#9cd9a3

Tetradic

#c29cd9

#d99cb3

#b3d99c

#9cd9c2

Square

#c29cd9

#d9a39c

#b3d99c

#9cd1d9

Shades

Color #c29cd9 mixed toward black.

#a66fc8

#8a45b4

#673487

#45225a

#22112d

Tints

Color #c29cd9 mixed toward white.

#ccacdf

#d6bde6

#e0cdec

#ebdef2

#f5eef9

Tones

Color #c29cd9 mixed toward gray.

#c1a1d4

#bfa6cf

#beabca

#bdb0c5

#bcb5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2cc · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#b5b8c9 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#c0c2bf · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c29cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c29cd9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c29cd9 (#c29cd9) is rgb(194, 156, 217) in RGB.

No, #c29cd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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