#c8bdcc

Color #c8bdcc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8bdcc

RGB

rgb(200, 189, 204)

HSL

hsl(284, 12.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 7.4%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 7.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(77.9, 6.6, -6.14)

LCH

lch(77.9, 9.01, 317.07)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.024, 317.2)

HWB

hwb(284, 74.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1ccbd

Analogous

#c1bdcc

#c8bdcc

#ccbdc9

Triadic

#c8bdcc

#ccc8bd

#bdccc8

Split-complementary

#c8bdcc

#c9ccbd

#bdccc1

Tetradic

#c8bdcc

#ccbdc1

#c1ccbd

#bdccc8

Square

#c8bdcc

#ccc1bd

#c1ccbd

#bdc9cc

Shades

Color #c8bdcc mixed toward black.

#a998b0

#8a7393

#68566f

#45394a

#231d25

Tints

Color #c8bdcc mixed toward white.

#d1c8d5

#dad3dd

#e4dee6

#ede9ee

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c8bdcc mixed toward gray.

#c8becb

#c7c0ca

#c6c1c8

#c6c2c7

#c5c3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3c9 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c8 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#c7c6c5 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8bdcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8bdcc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c8bdcc (#c8bdcc) is rgb(200, 189, 204) in RGB.

No, #c8bdcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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