#c4b5ca

Color #c4b5ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b5ca

RGB

rgb(196, 181, 202)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 16.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 10.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 10.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(75.48, 9.17, -8.67)

LCH

lch(75.48, 12.62, 316.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0335, 316.45)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 71%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcab5

Analogous

#bab5ca

#c4b5ca

#cab5c5

Triadic

#c4b5ca

#cac4b5

#b5cac4

Split-complementary

#c4b5ca

#c5cab5

#b5caba

Tetradic

#c4b5ca

#cab5bb

#bbcab5

#b5cac4

Square

#c4b5ca

#cabab5

#bbcab5

#b5c5ca

Shades

Color #c4b5ca mixed toward black.

#a690af

#896b95

#675070

#44354a

#221b25

Tints

Color #c4b5ca mixed toward white.

#cec1d3

#d8cedc

#e2dae4

#ebe6ed

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c4b5ca mixed toward gray.

#c3b7c8

#c3b9c6

#c2bac5

#c1bcc3

#c0bec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec5 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c4 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#c3c1c0 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b5ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b5ca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c4b5ca (#c4b5ca) is rgb(196, 181, 202) in RGB.

No, #c4b5ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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