#c8bbcc

Color #c8bbcc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bbcc

RGB

rgb(200, 187, 204)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 14.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 8.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(77.39, 7.68, -6.89)

LCH

lch(77.39, 10.32, 318.1)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0275, 318.25)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 73.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfccbb

Analogous

#c0bbcc

#c8bbcc

#ccbbc8

Triadic

#c8bbcc

#ccc8bb

#bbccc8

Split-complementary

#c8bbcc

#c8ccbb

#bbccc0

Tetradic

#c8bbcc

#ccbbbf

#bfccbb

#bbccc8

Square

#c8bbcc

#ccc0bb

#bfccbb

#bbc8cc

Shades

Color #c8bbcc mixed toward black.

#aa96b0

#8c7194

#695470

#46384b

#231c25

Tints

Color #c8bbcc mixed toward white.

#d1c6d5

#dad2dd

#e4dde6

#ede8ee

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c8bbcc mixed toward gray.

#c7bdcb

#c7bec9

#c6bfc8

#c5c1c6

#c4c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c2c8 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#c3c4c7 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#c7c5c4 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bbcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bbcc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c8bbcc (#c8bbcc) is rgb(200, 187, 204) in RGB.

No, #c8bbcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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