#c4becd

Color #c4becd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c4becd

RGB

rgb(196, 190, 205)

HSL

hsl(264, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.86, 4.89, -6.77)

LCH

lch(77.86, 8.35, 305.84)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0218, 303.98)

HWB

hwb(264, 74.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cdbe

Analogous

#bec0cd

#c4becd

#ccbecd

Triadic

#c4becd

#cdc4be

#becdc4

Split-complementary

#c4becd

#cdccbe

#c0cdbe

Tetradic

#c4becd

#cdbec7

#c7cdbe

#becdc4

Square

#c4becd

#cdbec0

#c7cdbe

#becdcc

Shades

Color #c4becd mixed toward black.

#a299b0

#817494

#605670

#40394a

#201d25

Tints

Color #c4becd mixed toward white.

#cec9d5

#d8d4de

#e2dfe6

#ebe9ee

#f5f4f7

Tones

Color #c4becd mixed toward gray.

#c4bfcc

#c5c1cb

#c5c2c9

#c5c3c8

#c5c4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1ca · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#c2c2c9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#c4c7c6 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4becd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4becd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#c4becd (#c4becd) is rgb(196, 190, 205) in RGB.

No, #c4becd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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