#c697d8

Color #c697d8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#c697d8

RGB

rgb(198, 151, 216)

HSL

hsl(283.4, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.4, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(68.82, 29.07, -26.4)

LCH

lch(68.82, 39.27, 317.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1045, 316.47)

HWB

hwb(283.4, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9d897

Analogous

#a697d8

#c697d8

#d897ca

Triadic

#c697d8

#d8c697

#97d8c6

Split-complementary

#c697d8

#cad897

#97d8a6

Tetradic

#c697d8

#d897a9

#a9d897

#97d8c6

Square

#c697d8

#d8a697

#a9d897

#97cad8

Shades

Color #c697d8 mixed toward black.

#ae6bc7

#9343b2

#6e3286

#4a2159

#25112d

Tints

Color #c697d8 mixed toward white.

#d0a8df

#d9bae5

#e3cbec

#ecdcf2

#f6eef9

Tones

Color #c697d8 mixed toward gray.

#c49dd3

#c1a2cd

#bfa7c8

#bcadc2

#bab2bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b3cb · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b6bac7 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#c4bfbd · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c697d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c697d8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c697d8 (#c697d8) is rgb(198, 151, 216) in RGB.

No, #c697d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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