#c8b9ed

Color #c8b9ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c8b9ed

RGB

rgb(200, 185, 237)

HSL

hsl(257.3, 59.1%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.3, 21.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(77.93, 15.42, -23.91)

LCH

lch(77.93, 28.45, 302.82)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0738, 297.95)

HWB

hwb(257.3, 72.5%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deedb9

Analogous

#b9c4ed

#c8b9ed

#e2b9ed

Triadic

#c8b9ed

#edc8b9

#b9edc8

Split-complementary

#c8b9ed

#ede2b9

#c4edb9

Tetradic

#c8b9ed

#edb9de

#deedb9

#b9edc8

Square

#c8b9ed

#edb9c4

#deedb9

#b9ede2

Shades

Color #c8b9ed mixed toward black.

#9c81df

#7049d0

#4f2ba8

#351d70

#1a0e38

Tints

Color #c8b9ed mixed toward white.

#d1c5f0

#dad0f3

#e3dcf6

#ede8f9

#f6f3fc

Tones

Color #c8b9ed mixed toward gray.

#cabde9

#ccc2e4

#cdc6e0

#cfcadc

#d1cfd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2e2 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#c3c4df · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#c7d8d6 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8b9ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8b9ed]

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

#c8b9ed (#c8b9ed) is rgb(200, 185, 237) in RGB.

No, #c8b9ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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