#c8bbe3

Color #c8bbe3

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bbe3

RGB

rgb(200, 187, 227)

HSL

hsl(259.5, 41.7%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.5, 17.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(78.09, 12.23, -18.27)

LCH

lch(78.09, 21.99, 303.8)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0572, 300.02)

HWB

hwb(259.5, 73.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6e3bb

Analogous

#bbc2e3

#c8bbe3

#dcbbe3

Triadic

#c8bbe3

#e3c8bb

#bbe3c8

Split-complementary

#c8bbe3

#e3dcbb

#c2e3bb

Tetradic

#c8bbe3

#e3bbd6

#d6e3bb

#bbe3c8

Square

#c8bbe3

#e3bbc2

#d6e3bb

#bbe3dc

Shades

Color #c8bbe3 mixed toward black.

#a18acf

#7959bb

#583c93

#3b2862

#1d1431

Tints

Color #c8bbe3 mixed toward white.

#d1c6e8

#dad2ec

#e4ddf1

#ede8f6

#f6f4fa

Tones

Color #c8bbe3 mixed toward gray.

#c9bee0

#cac2dc

#ccc5d9

#cdc8d6

#ceccd2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c2da · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#c3c4d8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#c7d3d1 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bbe3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bbe3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#c8bbe3 (#c8bbe3) is rgb(200, 187, 227) in RGB.

No, #c8bbe3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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