#c896ec

Color #c896ec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c896ec

RGB

rgb(200, 150, 236)

HSL

hsl(274.9, 69.4%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.9, 36.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 36.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.58, 34.4, -36.22)

LCH

lch(69.58, 49.95, 313.52)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1309, 310.16)

HWB

hwb(274.9, 58.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baec96

Analogous

#9d96ec

#c896ec

#ec96e5

Triadic

#c896ec

#ecc896

#96ecc8

Split-complementary

#c896ec

#e5ec96

#96ec9d

Tetradic

#c896ec

#ec96ba

#baec96

#96ecc8

Square

#c896ec

#ec9d96

#baec96

#96e5ec

Shades

Color #c896ec mixed toward black.

#ac60e2

#8f29d8

#6b1ea4

#48146d

#240a37

Tints

Color #c896ec mixed toward white.

#d1a8ef

#dab9f2

#e4cbf6

#eddcf9

#f6eefc

Tones

Color #c896ec mixed toward gray.

#c79de5

#c6a4de

#c5acd7

#c3b3cf

#c2bac8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b4db · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#b7bbd7 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#c6cdc9 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c896ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c896ec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c896ec (#c896ec) is rgb(200, 150, 236) in RGB.

No, #c896ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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