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#c8c1ce

Color #c8c1ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Conversions

HEX
#c8c1ce
RGB
rgb(200, 193, 206)
HSL
hsl(272.3, 11.7%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(272.3, 6.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK
cmyk(2.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
LAB
lab(78.97, 4.84, -5.63)
LCH
lch(78.97, 7.42, 310.68)
OKLCH
oklch(82.1%, 0.0195, 309.81)
HWB
hwb(272.3, 75.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cec1

Analogous

#c1c1ce
#c8c1ce
#cec1cd

Triadic

#c8c1ce
#cec8c1
#c1cec8

Split-complementary

#c8c1ce
#cdcec1
#c1cec1

Tetradic

#c8c1ce
#cec1c7
#c7cec1
#c1cec8

Square

#c8c1ce
#cec1c1
#c7cec1
#c1cdce

Shades

Color #c8c1ce mixed toward black.

#a79cb1
#867793
#65586f
#433b4a
#221d25

Tints

Color #c8c1ce mixed toward white.

#d1cbd6
#dad6de
#e3e0e6
#edeaef
#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c8c1ce mixed toward gray.

#c8c2cd
#c8c3cc
#c8c4cb
#c8c5ca
#c7c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
1.75:1
Aa Black text on this color
11.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#c5c6ca · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#c8c9c8 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 7.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS
background-color: #c8c1ce;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#c8c1ce]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2
Indigo #4b0082
Rebecca Purple #663399
Dark Orchid #9932cc
Dark Violet #9400d3
Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c8c1ce (#c8c1ce) is rgb(200, 193, 206) in RGB.

No, #c8c1ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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