#c6a8ea

Color #c6a8ea

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a8ea

RGB

rgb(198, 168, 234)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 61.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 28.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(73.51, 23.47, -29.06)

LCH

lch(73.51, 37.35, 308.93)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0973, 305)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 65.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cceaa8

Analogous

#a8abea

#c6a8ea

#e7a8ea

Triadic

#c6a8ea

#eac6a8

#a8eac6

Split-complementary

#c6a8ea

#eae7a8

#abeaa8

Tetradic

#c6a8ea

#eaa8cc

#cceaa8

#a8eac6

Square

#c6a8ea

#eaa8ab

#cceaa8

#a8eae7

Shades

Color #c6a8ea mixed toward black.

#a372dd

#7f3cd0

#5f27a2

#3f1a6c

#200d36

Tints

Color #c6a8ea mixed toward white.

#cfb6ed

#d9c5f1

#e2d3f4

#ece2f8

#f5f0fb

Tones

Color #c6a8ea mixed toward gray.

#c6ade4

#c7b3df

#c7b8d9

#c8bed4

#c8c3ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babadc · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbed9 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#c5d1ce · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a8ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a8ea]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6a8ea (#c6a8ea) is rgb(198, 168, 234) in RGB.

No, #c6a8ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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