#c6a9cd

Color #c6a9cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a9cd

RGB

rgb(198, 169, 205)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 26.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 17.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(72.75, 16.98, -14.37)

LCH

lch(72.75, 22.24, 319.76)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0597, 319.69)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 66.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0cda9

Analogous

#b4a9cd

#c6a9cd

#cda9c2

Triadic

#c6a9cd

#cdc6a9

#a9cdc6

Split-complementary

#c6a9cd

#c2cda9

#a9cdb4

Tetradic

#c6a9cd

#cda9b0

#b0cda9

#a9cdc6

Square

#c6a9cd

#cdb4a9

#b0cda9

#a9c2cd

Shades

Color #c6a9cd mixed toward black.

#ac81b6

#915c9e

#6d4576

#482e4f

#241727

Tints

Color #c6a9cd mixed toward white.

#cfb7d5

#d9c6de

#e2d4e6

#ece2ee

#f5f1f7

Tones

Color #c6a9cd mixed toward gray.

#c4acca

#c2afc7

#c0b2c4

#bfb5c1

#bdb8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babac5 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbec3 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#c5bebd · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a9cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a9cd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c6a9cd (#c6a9cd) is rgb(198, 169, 205) in RGB.

No, #c6a9cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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