#c8c7c9

Color #c8c7c9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.9 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c8c7c9

RGB

rgb(200, 199, 201)

HSL

hsl(270, 1.8%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 1%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 1%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(80.37, 0.71, -0.88)

LCH

lch(80.37, 1.13, 308.9)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0029, 308.05)

HWB

hwb(270, 78%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c9c7

Analogous

#c7c7c9

#c8c7c9

#c9c7c9

Triadic

#c8c7c9

#c9c8c7

#c7c9c8

Split-complementary

#c8c7c9

#c9c9c7

#c7c9c7

Tetradic

#c8c7c9

#c9c7c8

#c8c9c7

#c7c9c8

Square

#c8c7c9

#c9c7c7

#c8c9c7

#c7c9c9

Shades

Color #c8c7c9 mixed toward black.

#a7a5a8

#858387

#646266

#434144

#212122

Tints

Color #c8c7c9 mixed toward white.

#d1d0d2

#dadadb

#e3e3e4

#edeced

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #c8c7c9 mixed toward gray.

#c8c7c9

#c8c7c8

#c8c8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8c9 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8c7c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8c7c9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c8c7c9 (#c8c7c9) is rgb(200, 199, 201) in RGB.

No, #c8c7c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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