#c8becd

Color #c8becd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c8becd

RGB

rgb(200, 190, 205)

HSL

hsl(280, 13%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 7.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.18, 6.25, -6.26)

LCH

lch(78.18, 8.85, 314.95)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0235, 314.65)

HWB

hwb(280, 74.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cdbe

Analogous

#c1becd

#c8becd

#cdbecb

Triadic

#c8becd

#cdc8be

#becdc8

Split-complementary

#c8becd

#cbcdbe

#becdc1

Tetradic

#c8becd

#cdbec3

#c3cdbe

#becdc8

Square

#c8becd

#cdc1be

#c3cdbe

#becbcd

Shades

Color #c8becd mixed toward black.

#a999b0

#897494

#675670

#45394a

#221d25

Tints

Color #c8becd mixed toward white.

#d1c9d5

#dad4de

#e4dfe6

#ede9ee

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c8becd mixed toward gray.

#c8bfcc

#c7c1cb

#c7c2c9

#c6c3c8

#c6c4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4ca · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c9 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#c8c7c6 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8becd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8becd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c8becd (#c8becd) is rgb(200, 190, 205) in RGB.

No, #c8becd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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