#c48ad4

Color #c48ad4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c48ad4

RGB

rgb(196, 138, 212)

HSL

hsl(287, 46.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 34.9%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 34.9%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(65.49, 34.77, -29.33)

LCH

lch(65.49, 45.49, 319.85)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1219, 318.79)

HWB

hwb(287, 54.1%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ad48a

Analogous

#9f8ad4

#c48ad4

#d48abf

Triadic

#c48ad4

#d4c48a

#8ad4c4

Split-complementary

#c48ad4

#bfd48a

#8ad49f

Tetradic

#c48ad4

#d48a9a

#9ad48a

#8ad4c4

Square

#c48ad4

#d49f8a

#9ad48a

#8abfd4

Shades

Color #c48ad4 mixed toward black.

#ae5fc4

#933fab

#6e2f80

#4a1f55

#25102b

Tints

Color #c48ad4 mixed toward white.

#ce9ddb

#d8b1e2

#e1c4ea

#ebd8f1

#f5ebf8

Tones

Color #c48ad4 mixed toward gray.

#c090ce

#bd96c8

#b99cc1

#b6a3bb

#b2a9b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeadc5 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b5c2 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#c2b9b6 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c48ad4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c48ad4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c48ad4 (#c48ad4) is rgb(196, 138, 212) in RGB.

No, #c48ad4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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