#c4a7ce

Color #c4a7ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4a7ce

RGB

rgb(196, 167, 206)

HSL

hsl(284.6, 28.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.6, 18.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(72.11, 17.6, -15.9)

LCH

lch(72.11, 23.72, 317.91)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0633, 317.43)

HWB

hwb(284.6, 65.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1cea7

Analogous

#b0a7ce

#c4a7ce

#cea7c4

Triadic

#c4a7ce

#cec4a7

#a7cec4

Split-complementary

#c4a7ce

#c4cea7

#a7ceb0

Tetradic

#c4a7ce

#cea7b1

#b1cea7

#a7cec4

Square

#c4a7ce

#ceb0a7

#b1cea7

#a7c4ce

Shades

Color #c4a7ce mixed toward black.

#a97fb8

#8e59a0

#6a4378

#472c50

#231628

Tints

Color #c4a7ce mixed toward white.

#ceb6d6

#d8c4de

#e1d3e6

#ebe2ef

#f5f0f7

Tones

Color #c4a7ce mixed toward gray.

#c2aacb

#c1adc7

#bfb1c4

#beb4c1

#bcb7be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c5 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#babcc3 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#c3bebd · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4a7ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4a7ce]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c4a7ce (#c4a7ce) is rgb(196, 167, 206) in RGB.

No, #c4a7ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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