#c497c3

Color #c497c3

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c497c3

RGB

rgb(196, 151, 195)

HSL

hsl(301.3, 27.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(301.3, 23%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23%, 0.5%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.88, 24.3, -16.2)

LCH

lch(67.88, 29.2, 326.31)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0802, 327.06)

HWB

hwb(301.3, 59.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97c498

Analogous

#ae97c4

#c497c3

#c497ac

Triadic

#c497c3

#c3c497

#97c3c4

Split-complementary

#c497c3

#acc497

#97c4ae

Tetradic

#c497c3

#c49897

#97c498

#97c3c4

Square

#c497c3

#c4ae97

#97c498

#97acc4

Shades

Color #c497c3 mixed toward black.

#af72ae

#945492

#6f3f6e

#4a2a49

#251525

Tints

Color #c497c3 mixed toward white.

#cea8cd

#d8bad7

#e1cbe1

#ebdceb

#f5eef5

Tones

Color #c497c3 mixed toward gray.

#c09bbf

#bc9ebc

#b9a2b8

#b5a6b5

#b1aab1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ba · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b8b7 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#c2b2b0 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c497c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c497c3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c497c3 (#c497c3) is rgb(196, 151, 195) in RGB.

No, #c497c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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