#c8aec9

Color #c8aec9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8aec9

RGB

rgb(200, 174, 201)

HSL

hsl(297.8, 20%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.8, 13.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 13.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(74.04, 14.16, -10.23)

LCH

lch(74.04, 17.47, 324.15)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0474, 324.87)

HWB

hwb(297.8, 68.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc9ae

Analogous

#baaec9

#c8aec9

#c9aebc

Triadic

#c8aec9

#c9c8ae

#aec9c8

Split-complementary

#c8aec9

#bcc9ae

#aec9ba

Tetradic

#c8aec9

#c9aeaf

#afc9ae

#aec9c8

Square

#c8aec9

#c9baae

#afc9ae

#aebcc9

Shades

Color #c8aec9 mixed toward black.

#af88b0

#946496

#6f4b70

#4a324b

#251925

Tints

Color #c8aec9 mixed toward white.

#d1bbd2

#dac9db

#e3d6e4

#ede4ed

#f6f1f6

Tones

Color #c8aec9 mixed toward gray.

#c6b0c7

#c4b2c4

#c2b5c2

#c0b7c0

#beb9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdc3 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#bfc1c1 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#c7bebd · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8aec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8aec9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c8aec9 (#c8aec9) is rgb(200, 174, 201) in RGB.

No, #c8aec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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