#c6aad8

Color #c6aad8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c6aad8

RGB

rgb(198, 170, 216)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 37.1%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 21.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(73.36, 18.61, -19.48)

LCH

lch(73.36, 26.94, 313.69)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0711, 312.04)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 66.7%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcd8aa

Analogous

#afaad8

#c6aad8

#d8aad3

Triadic

#c6aad8

#d8c6aa

#aad8c6

Split-complementary

#c6aad8

#d3d8aa

#aad8af

Tetradic

#c6aad8

#d8aabc

#bcd8aa

#aad8c6

Square

#c6aad8

#d8afaa

#bcd8aa

#aad3d8

Shades

Color #c6aad8 mixed toward black.

#a87ec4

#8b52b0

#683d84

#462858

#23142c

Tints

Color #c6aad8 mixed toward white.

#d0b8df

#d9c6e5

#e3d5ec

#ece3f2

#f6f1f9

Tones

Color #c6aad8 mixed toward gray.

#c5aed4

#c4b2d0

#c4b6cd

#c3b9c9

#c2bdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbace · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbecc · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#c5c6c4 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6aad8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6aad8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c6aad8 (#c6aad8) is rgb(198, 170, 216) in RGB.

No, #c6aad8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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