#c495d7

Color #c495d7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c495d7

RGB

rgb(196, 149, 215)

HSL

hsl(282.7, 45.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.7, 30.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(68.12, 29.33, -26.94)

LCH

lch(68.12, 39.82, 317.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.1059, 315.99)

HWB

hwb(282.7, 58.4%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8d795

Analogous

#a395d7

#c495d7

#d795c9

Triadic

#c495d7

#d7c495

#95d7c4

Split-complementary

#c495d7

#c9d795

#95d7a3

Tetradic

#c495d7

#d795a8

#a8d795

#95d7c4

Square

#c495d7

#d7a395

#a8d795

#95c9d7

Shades

Color #c495d7 mixed toward black.

#ab69c6

#9143b0

#6c3284

#482158

#24112c

Tints

Color #c495d7 mixed toward white.

#cea7de

#d8b8e4

#e2caeb

#ebdcf2

#f5edf8

Tones

Color #c495d7 mixed toward gray.

#c29bd2

#bfa0cc

#bda6c7

#bbabc1

#b8b1bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1ca · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b8c6 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#c2bebb · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c495d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c495d7]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c495d7 (#c495d7) is rgb(196, 149, 215) in RGB.

No, #c495d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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