#c493cf

Color #c493cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c493cf

RGB

rgb(196, 147, 207)

HSL

hsl(289, 38.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289, 29%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 29%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(67.36, 28.83, -23.67)

LCH

lch(67.36, 37.3, 320.61)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1004, 320.09)

HWB

hwb(289, 57.6%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ecf93

Analogous

#a693cf

#c493cf

#cf93bc

Triadic

#c493cf

#cfc493

#93cfc4

Split-complementary

#c493cf

#bccf93

#93cfa6

Tetradic

#c493cf

#cf939e

#9ecf93

#93cfc4

Square

#c493cf

#cfa693

#9ecf93

#93bccf

Shades

Color #c493cf mixed toward black.

#ae6abd

#9349a3

#6e367b

#492452

#251229

Tints

Color #c493cf mixed toward white.

#cea5d7

#d8b7df

#e1c9e7

#ebdbef

#f5edf7

Tones

Color #c493cf mixed toward gray.

#c198ca

#be9dc5

#baa2c0

#b7a7bb

#b4acb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c3 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b7c0 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#c2b8b6 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c493cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c493cf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c493cf (#c493cf) is rgb(196, 147, 207) in RGB.

No, #c493cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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