#c497bd

Color #c497bd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c497bd

RGB

rgb(196, 151, 189)

HSL

hsl(309.3, 27.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.3, 23%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23%, 3.6%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.68, 23.18, -13.16)

LCH

lch(67.68, 26.66, 330.42)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0742, 331.67)

HWB

hwb(309.3, 59.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97c49e

Analogous

#b497c4

#c497bd

#c497a6

Triadic

#c497bd

#bdc497

#97bdc4

Split-complementary

#c497bd

#a6c497

#97c4b4

Tetradic

#c497bd

#c49e97

#97c49e

#97bdc4

Square

#c497bd

#c4b497

#97c49e

#97a6c4

Shades

Color #c497bd mixed toward black.

#af72a6

#94548a

#6f3f67

#4a2a45

#251522

Tints

Color #c497bd mixed toward white.

#cea8c8

#d8bad3

#e1cbde

#ebdce9

#f5eef4

Tones

Color #c497bd mixed toward gray.

#c09bba

#bc9eb8

#b9a2b5

#b5a6b3

#b1aab0

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

#b2b2b5 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b8b3 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#c2aeac · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c497bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c497bd]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c497bd (#c497bd) is rgb(196, 151, 189) in RGB.

No, #c497bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c497bd, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast