#c6a5df

Color #c6a5df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a5df

RGB

rgb(198, 165, 223)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 47.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 26%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 26%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(72.39, 22.79, -24.78)

LCH

lch(72.39, 33.67, 312.6)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0885, 310.19)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 64.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bedfa5

Analogous

#a9a5df

#c6a5df

#dfa5db

Triadic

#c6a5df

#dfc6a5

#a5dfc6

Split-complementary

#c6a5df

#dbdfa5

#a5dfa9

Tetradic

#c6a5df

#dfa5be

#bedfa5

#a5dfc6

Square

#c6a5df

#dfa9a5

#bedfa5

#a5dbdf

Shades

Color #c6a5df mixed toward black.

#a875ce

#8a46bd

#67338f

#45225f

#221130

Tints

Color #c6a5df mixed toward white.

#d0b4e4

#d9c3ea

#e3d2ef

#ece1f4

#f6f0fa

Tones

Color #c6a5df mixed toward gray.

#c5aada

#c5afd5

#c4b4d1

#c3b8cc

#c3bdc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8d3 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbdd0 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#c5c9c6 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a5df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a5df]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6a5df (#c6a5df) is rgb(198, 165, 223) in RGB.

No, #c6a5df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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