#c2aaed

Color #c2aaed

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c2aaed

RGB

rgb(194, 170, 237)

HSL

hsl(261.5, 65%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.5, 28.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(73.76, 21.79, -30.34)

LCH

lch(73.76, 37.35, 305.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0969, 300.59)

HWB

hwb(261.5, 66.7%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5edaa

Analogous

#aab3ed

#c2aaed

#e3aaed

Triadic

#c2aaed

#edc2aa

#aaedc2

Split-complementary

#c2aaed

#ede3aa

#b3edaa

Tetradic

#c2aaed

#edaad5

#d5edaa

#aaedc2

Square

#c2aaed

#edaab3

#d5edaa

#aaede3

Shades

Color #c2aaed mixed toward black.

#9a72e1

#723ad5

#5324a8

#371870

#1c0c38

Tints

Color #c2aaed mixed toward white.

#ccb8f0

#d6c6f3

#e1d5f6

#ebe3f9

#f5f1fc

Tones

Color #c2aaed mixed toward gray.

#c4b0e7

#c5b5e2

#c7bbdc

#c8c0d7

#cac6d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8df · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b9bbdc · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#c1d3d1 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c2aaed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2aaed]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Indigo #4b0082

Frequently asked questions

#c2aaed (#c2aaed) is rgb(194, 170, 237) in RGB.

No, #c2aaed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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