#c8c6c9

Color #c8c6c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c6c9

RGB

rgb(200, 198, 201)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.11, 1.24, -1.25)

LCH

lch(80.11, 1.76, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0047, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 77.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c9c6

Analogous

#c6c6c9

#c8c6c9

#c9c6c8

Triadic

#c8c6c9

#c9c8c6

#c6c9c8

Split-complementary

#c8c6c9

#c8c9c6

#c6c9c6

Tetradic

#c8c6c9

#c9c6c7

#c7c9c6

#c6c9c8

Square

#c8c6c9

#c9c6c6

#c7c9c6

#c6c8c9

Shades

Color #c8c6c9 mixed toward black.

#a7a4a9

#868288

#656166

#434144

#222022

Tints

Color #c8c6c9 mixed toward white.

#d1cfd2

#dad9db

#e3e2e4

#edeced

#f6f5f6

Tones

Color #c8c6c9 mixed toward gray.

#c8c6c9

#c8c6c8

#c8c7c8

#c7c7c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7c8 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#c7c7c8 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c6c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c6c9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c8c6c9 (#c8c6c9) is rgb(200, 198, 201) in RGB.

No, #c8c6c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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