#c6a5db

Color #c6a5db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a5db

RGB

rgb(198, 165, 219)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 42.9%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 24.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 24.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.25, 21.97, -22.81)

LCH

lch(72.25, 31.67, 313.93)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0835, 312.04)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 64.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#badba5

Analogous

#aba5db

#c6a5db

#dba5d5

Triadic

#c6a5db

#dbc6a5

#a5dbc6

Split-complementary

#c6a5db

#d5dba5

#a5dbab

Tetradic

#c6a5db

#dba5ba

#badba5

#a5dbc6

Square

#c6a5db

#dbaba5

#badba5

#a5d5db

Shades

Color #c6a5db mixed toward black.

#a977c9

#8c4ab6

#693789

#46255b

#23122e

Tints

Color #c6a5db mixed toward white.

#d0b4e1

#d9c3e7

#e3d2ed

#ece1f3

#f6f0f9

Tones

Color #c6a5db mixed toward gray.

#c5a9d7

#c4aed2

#c3b3ce

#c2b7c9

#c1bcc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8d0 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#bbbdcd · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#c5c6c4 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a5db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a5db]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6a5db (#c6a5db) is rgb(198, 165, 219) in RGB.

No, #c6a5db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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