#c8b5cc

Color #c8b5cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b5cc

RGB

rgb(200, 181, 204)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 18.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 11.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 11.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.88, 10.92, -9.13)

LCH

lch(75.88, 14.23, 320.1)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0382, 320.31)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 71%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9ccb5

Analogous

#bdb5cc

#c8b5cc

#ccb5c5

Triadic

#c8b5cc

#ccc8b5

#b5ccc8

Split-complementary

#c8b5cc

#c5ccb5

#b5ccbd

Tetradic

#c8b5cc

#ccb5b9

#b9ccb5

#b5ccc8

Square

#c8b5cc

#ccbdb5

#b9ccb5

#b5c5cc

Shades

Color #c8b5cc mixed toward black.

#ac8fb2

#906998

#6c4f72

#48344c

#241a26

Tints

Color #c8b5cc mixed toward white.

#d1c1d5

#dacedd

#e4dae6

#ede6ee

#f6f3f7

Tones

Color #c8b5cc mixed toward gray.

#c7b7ca

#c6b9c8

#c4bbc6

#c3bdc4

#c2bfc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c7 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#c1c3c5 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#c7c2c2 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b5cc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c8b5cc (#c8b5cc) is rgb(200, 181, 204) in RGB.

No, #c8b5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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