#c497da

Color #c497da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c497da

RGB

rgb(196, 151, 218)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 47.5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 30.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 30.7%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(68.7, 28.84, -27.7)

LCH

lch(68.7, 39.99, 316.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.1059, 314.31)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 59.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adda97

Analogous

#a397da

#c497da

#da97cf

Triadic

#c497da

#dac497

#97dac4

Split-complementary

#c497da

#cfda97

#97daa3

Tetradic

#c497da

#da97ad

#adda97

#97dac4

Square

#c497da

#daa397

#adda97

#97cfda

Shades

Color #c497da mixed toward black.

#aa6aca

#8f41b6

#6b3088

#48205b

#24102d

Tints

Color #c497da mixed toward white.

#cea8e0

#d8bae6

#e2cbed

#ebdcf3

#f5eef9

Tones

Color #c497da mixed toward gray.

#c29dd4

#c0a2cf

#bea8c9

#bcadc4

#bbb3be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2cc · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b8c9 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#c2c1be · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c497da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c497da]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c497da (#c497da) is rgb(196, 151, 218) in RGB.

No, #c497da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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