#c4bbc9

Color #c4bbc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4bbc9

RGB

rgb(196, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.98, 5.74, -5.91)

LCH

lch(76.98, 8.24, 314.16)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0218, 313.88)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c9bb

Analogous

#bdbbc9

#c4bbc9

#c9bbc7

Triadic

#c4bbc9

#c9c4bb

#bbc9c4

Split-complementary

#c4bbc9

#c7c9bb

#bbc9bd

Tetradic

#c4bbc9

#c9bbc0

#c0c9bb

#bbc9c4

Square

#c4bbc9

#c9bdbb

#c0c9bb

#bbc7c9

Shades

Color #c4bbc9 mixed toward black.

#a597ac

#867390

#64566c

#433948

#211d24

Tints

Color #c4bbc9 mixed toward white.

#cec6d2

#d8d2db

#e2dde4

#ebe8ed

#f5f4f6

Tones

Color #c4bbc9 mixed toward gray.

#c4bcc8

#c3bdc7

#c3bfc6

#c3c0c4

#c2c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c6 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#c1c1c5 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#c4c3c3 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4bbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4bbc9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c4bbc9 (#c4bbc9) is rgb(196, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #c4bbc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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