#c4b4db

Color #c4b4db

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b4db

RGB

rgb(196, 180, 219)

HSL

hsl(264.6, 35.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.6, 17.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 17.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(75.76, 13.09, -17.5)

LCH

lch(75.76, 21.85, 306.8)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.057, 303.77)

HWB

hwb(264.6, 70.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbdbb4

Analogous

#b4b7db

#c4b4db

#d7b4db

Triadic

#c4b4db

#dbc4b4

#b4dbc4

Split-complementary

#c4b4db

#dbd7b4

#b7dbb4

Tetradic

#c4b4db

#dbb4cb

#cbdbb4

#b4dbc4

Square

#c4b4db

#dbb4b7

#cbdbb4

#b4dbd7

Shades

Color #c4b4db mixed toward black.

#a187c5

#7d5ab0

#5d4187

#3e2b5a

#1f162d

Tints

Color #c4b4db mixed toward white.

#cec0e1

#d8cde7

#e1d9ed

#ebe6f3

#f5f2f9

Tones

Color #c4b4db mixed toward gray.

#c4b7d8

#c5bad4

#c6bed1

#c6c1ce

#c7c4cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd2 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#bebfd0 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#c3cbca · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b4db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b4db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#c4b4db (#c4b4db) is rgb(196, 180, 219) in RGB.

No, #c4b4db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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