#c8b3ff

Color #c8b3ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b3ff

RGB

rgb(200, 179, 255)

HSL

hsl(256.6, 100%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.6, 29.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.12, 22.66, -34.83)

LCH

lch(77.12, 41.55, 303.05)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.1075, 296.64)

HWB

hwb(256.6, 70.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaffb3

Analogous

#b3c4ff

#c8b3ff

#eeb3ff

Triadic

#c8b3ff

#ffc8b3

#b3ffc8

Split-complementary

#c8b3ff

#ffeeb3

#c4ffb3

Tetradic

#c8b3ff

#ffb3ea

#eaffb3

#b3ffc8

Square

#c8b3ff

#ffb3c4

#eaffb3

#b3ffee

Shades

Color #c8b3ff mixed toward black.

#946bff

#5f22ff

#3c00d9

#280091

#140048

Tints

Color #c8b3ff mixed toward white.

#d1c0ff

#daccff

#e4d9ff

#ede6ff

#f6f2ff

Tones

Color #c8b3ff mixed toward gray.

#cbb9f9

#cec0f2

#d1c6ec

#d3cce6

#d6d3df

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfef · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#c0c2ec · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#c7e2df · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b3ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b3ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#c8b3ff (#c8b3ff) is rgb(200, 179, 255) in RGB.

No, #c8b3ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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