#c495ce

Color #c495ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c495ce

RGB

rgb(196, 149, 206)

HSL

hsl(289.5, 36.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.5, 27.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 27.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(67.79, 27.53, -22.46)

LCH

lch(67.79, 35.53, 320.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0957, 320.39)

HWB

hwb(289.5, 58.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fce95

Analogous

#a795ce

#c495ce

#ce95bb

Triadic

#c495ce

#cec495

#95cec4

Split-complementary

#c495ce

#bbce95

#95cea7

Tetradic

#c495ce

#ce959f

#9fce95

#95cec4

Square

#c495ce

#cea795

#9fce95

#95bbce

Shades

Color #c495ce mixed toward black.

#ae6cbb

#934ba2

#6e3879

#492551

#251328

Tints

Color #c495ce mixed toward white.

#cea7d6

#d8b8de

#e2cae7

#ebdcef

#f5edf7

Tones

Color #c495ce mixed toward gray.

#c19ac9

#be9ec4

#bba3c0

#b8a8bb

#b5adb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1c2 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b8bf · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#c2b8b6 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c495ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c495ce]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c495ce (#c495ce) is rgb(196, 149, 206) in RGB.

No, #c495ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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