#c986e5

Color #c986e5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c986e5

RGB

rgb(201, 134, 229)

HSL

hsl(282.3, 64.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.3, 41.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 41.5%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(65.85, 41.91, -38.17)

LCH

lch(65.85, 56.69, 317.67)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1502, 315.43)

HWB

hwb(282.3, 52.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2e586

Analogous

#9a86e5

#c986e5

#e586d2

Triadic

#c986e5

#e5c986

#86e5c9

Split-complementary

#c986e5

#d2e586

#86e59a

Tetradic

#c986e5

#e586a2

#a2e586

#86e5c9

Square

#c986e5

#e59a86

#a2e586

#86d2e5

Shades

Color #c986e5 mixed toward black.

#b354da

#992bc7

#732095

#4d1564

#260b32

Tints

Color #c986e5 mixed toward white.

#d29ae9

#dbaeee

#e4c3f2

#edd7f6

#f6ebfb

Tones

Color #c986e5 mixed toward gray.

#c68edd

#c396d5

#bf9ecd

#bca6c5

#b9aebd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afd3 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#b4b8ce · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#c6c3c0 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c986e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c986e5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c986e5 (#c986e5) is rgb(201, 134, 229) in RGB.

No, #c986e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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