#c59aeb

Color #c59aeb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c59aeb

RGB

rgb(197, 154, 235)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 66.9%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 34.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.16, 31.09, -34.79)

LCH

lch(70.16, 46.66, 311.79)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.1217, 308.03)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 60.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0eb9a

Analogous

#9d9aeb

#c59aeb

#eb9ae8

Triadic

#c59aeb

#ebc59a

#9aebc5

Split-complementary

#c59aeb

#e8eb9a

#9aeb9d

Tetradic

#c59aeb

#eb9ac0

#c0eb9a

#9aebc5

Square

#c59aeb

#eb9d9a

#c0eb9a

#9ae8eb

Shades

Color #c59aeb mixed toward black.

#a664e0

#872ed6

#6520a2

#44156c

#220b36

Tints

Color #c59aeb mixed toward white.

#cfabee

#d8bcf2

#e2cdf5

#ecddf8

#f5eefc

Tones

Color #c59aeb mixed toward gray.

#c5a1e4

#c4a8de

#c4aed7

#c3b5d0

#c3bcc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4db · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b9d7 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#c3cdca · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c59aeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59aeb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c59aeb (#c59aeb) is rgb(197, 154, 235) in RGB.

No, #c59aeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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