#c493d8

Color #c493d8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c493d8

RGB

rgb(196, 147, 216)

HSL

hsl(282.6, 46.9%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.6, 31.9%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 31.9%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(67.7, 30.64, -28.15)

LCH

lch(67.7, 41.61, 317.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.1106, 315.88)

HWB

hwb(282.6, 57.6%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7d893

Analogous

#a293d8

#c493d8

#d893ca

Triadic

#c493d8

#d8c493

#93d8c4

Split-complementary

#c493d8

#cad893

#93d8a2

Tetradic

#c493d8

#d893a7

#a7d893

#93d8c4

Square

#c493d8

#d8a293

#a7d893

#93cad8

Shades

Color #c493d8 mixed toward black.

#ac67c8

#9140b2

#6d3085

#482059

#24102c

Tints

Color #c493d8 mixed toward white.

#cea5df

#d8b7e5

#e2c9ec

#ebdbf2

#f5edf9

Tones

Color #c493d8 mixed toward gray.

#c299d2

#bf9fcd

#bda4c7

#baaac1

#b8b0bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ca · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#b4b7c7 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#c2bebb · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c493d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c493d8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c493d8 (#c493d8) is rgb(196, 147, 216) in RGB.

No, #c493d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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