#c597dc

Color #c597dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c597dc

RGB

rgb(197, 151, 220)

HSL

hsl(280, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.88, 29.57, -28.53)

LCH

lch(68.88, 41.09, 316.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1088, 314.11)

HWB

hwb(280, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aedc97

Analogous

#a297dc

#c597dc

#dc97d0

Triadic

#c597dc

#dcc597

#97dcc5

Split-complementary

#c597dc

#d0dc97

#97dca2

Tetradic

#c597dc

#dc97ae

#aedc97

#97dcc5

Square

#c597dc

#dca297

#aedc97

#97d0dc

Shades

Color #c597dc mixed toward black.

#ab69cc

#903eb9

#6c2f8b

#481f5c

#24102e

Tints

Color #c597dc mixed toward white.

#cfa8e2

#d8bae8

#e2cbed

#ecdcf3

#f5eef9

Tones

Color #c597dc mixed toward gray.

#c39dd6

#c1a2d0

#bfa8cb

#bdaec5

#bbb4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ce · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#b6b9ca · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#c3c2bf · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c597dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c597dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c597dc (#c597dc) is rgb(197, 151, 220) in RGB.

No, #c597dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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