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#c48caa

Color #c48caa

A muted light magenta.

Conversions

HEX
#c48caa
RGB
rgb(196, 140, 170)
HSL
hsl(327.9, 32.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(327.9, 28.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 13.3%, 23.1%)
LAB
lab(64.48, 25.91, -7.28)
LCH
lch(64.48, 26.91, 344.31)
OKLCH
oklch(70.4%, 0.0785, 345.91)
HWB
hwb(327.9, 54.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cc4a6

Analogous

#c28cc4
#c48caa
#c48c8e

Triadic

#c48caa
#aac48c
#8caac4

Split-complementary

#c48caa
#8ec48c
#8cc4c2

Tetradic

#c48caa
#c4a68c
#8cc4a6
#8caac4

Square

#c48caa
#c4c28c
#8cc4a6
#8c8ec4

Shades

Color #c48caa mixed toward black.

#b1678f
#944c73
#6f3956
#4a2639
#25131d

Tints

Color #c48caa mixed toward white.

#ce9fb8
#d8b2c6
#e2c6d5
#ebd9e3
#f5ecf1

Tones

Color #c48caa mixed toward gray.

#bf91aa
#bb95a9
#b69aa9
#b19fa9
#ada3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
2.73:1
Aa Black text on this color
7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaea3 · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b6a2 · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#c29e9d · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS
background-color: #c48caa;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#c48caa]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493
Hot Pink #ff69b4
Medium Violet Red #c71585
Lavender Blush #fff0f5
Pale Violet Red #db7093
Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#c48caa (#c48caa) is rgb(196, 140, 170) in RGB.

No, #c48caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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