#c8c4cb

Color #c8c4cb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c4cb

RGB

rgb(200, 196, 203)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 6.3%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 3.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 3.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(79.65, 2.67, -3)

LCH

lch(79.65, 4.02, 311.67)

OKLCH

oklch(82.6%, 0.0106, 311.19)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 76.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cbc4

Analogous

#c4c4cb

#c8c4cb

#cbc4ca

Triadic

#c8c4cb

#cbc8c4

#c4cbc8

Split-complementary

#c8c4cb

#cacbc4

#c4cbc4

Tetradic

#c8c4cb

#cbc4c7

#c7cbc4

#c4cbc8

Square

#c8c4cb

#cbc4c4

#c7cbc4

#c4cacb

Shades

Color #c8c4cb mixed toward black.

#a7a1ac

#867d8d

#655d6a

#433e47

#221f23

Tints

Color #c8c4cb mixed toward white.

#d1ced4

#dad8dc

#e3e1e5

#edebee

#f6f5f6

Tones

Color #c8c4cb mixed toward gray.

#c8c4ca

#c8c5ca

#c8c6c9

#c7c7c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6c9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#c7c7c9 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c4cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c4cb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8c4cb (#c8c4cb) is rgb(200, 196, 203) in RGB.

No, #c8c4cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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