#c4a4e2

Color #c4a4e2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c4a4e2

RGB

rgb(196, 164, 226)

HSL

hsl(271, 51.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271, 27.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.08, 23.34, -26.91)

LCH

lch(72.08, 35.62, 310.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0932, 307.8)

HWB

hwb(271, 64.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2e2a4

Analogous

#a5a4e2

#c4a4e2

#e2a4e1

Triadic

#c4a4e2

#e2c4a4

#a4e2c4

Split-complementary

#c4a4e2

#e1e2a4

#a4e2a5

Tetradic

#c4a4e2

#e2a4c2

#c2e2a4

#a4e2c4

Square

#c4a4e2

#e2a5a4

#c2e2a4

#a4e1e2

Shades

Color #c4a4e2 mixed toward black.

#a473d2

#8441c3

#632f94

#421f63

#211031

Tints

Color #c4a4e2 mixed toward white.

#ceb3e7

#d8c2ec

#e2d2f1

#ebe1f5

#f5f0fa

Tones

Color #c4a4e2 mixed toward gray.

#c4a9dd

#c4aed8

#c4b4d3

#c3b9cd

#c3bec8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d5 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b9bbd2 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#c3cac8 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4a4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4a4e2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c4a4e2 (#c4a4e2) is rgb(196, 164, 226) in RGB.

No, #c4a4e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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