#c4b5cc

Color #c4b5cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b5cc

RGB

rgb(196, 181, 204)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 18.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 11.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.54, 9.56, -9.67)

LCH

lch(75.54, 13.6, 314.67)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.036, 313.99)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 71%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdccb5

Analogous

#b9b5cc

#c4b5cc

#ccb5c9

Triadic

#c4b5cc

#ccc4b5

#b5ccc4

Split-complementary

#c4b5cc

#c9ccb5

#b5ccb9

Tetradic

#c4b5cc

#ccb5bd

#bdccb5

#b5ccc4

Square

#c4b5cc

#ccb9b5

#bdccb5

#b5c9cc

Shades

Color #c4b5cc mixed toward black.

#a68fb2

#876998

#664f72

#44344c

#221a26

Tints

Color #c4b5cc mixed toward white.

#cec1d5

#d8cedd

#e2dae6

#ebe6ee

#f5f3f7

Tones

Color #c4b5cc mixed toward gray.

#c3b7ca

#c3b9c8

#c2bbc6

#c2bdc4

#c1bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec7 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#bfc0c5 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#c3c2c2 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b5cc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c4b5cc (#c4b5cc) is rgb(196, 181, 204) in RGB.

No, #c4b5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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