#c98ef4

Color #c98ef4

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.71 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c98ef4

RGB

rgb(201, 142, 244)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 82.3%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 41.8%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(68.24, 40.76, -42.68)

LCH

lch(68.24, 59.02, 313.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1541, 309.73)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 55.7%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9f48e

Analogous

#968ef4

#c98ef4

#f48eec

Triadic

#c98ef4

#f4c98e

#8ef4c9

Split-complementary

#c98ef4

#ecf48e

#8ef496

Tetradic

#c98ef4

#f48eb9

#b9f48e

#8ef4c9

Square

#c98ef4

#f4968e

#b9f48e

#8eecf4

Shades

Color #c98ef4 mixed toward black.

#ad53ee

#9119e9

#6d11b0

#490b75

#24063b

Tints

Color #c98ef4 mixed toward white.

#d2a1f6

#dbb4f8

#e4c7fa

#edd9fb

#f6ecfd

Tones

Color #c98ef4 mixed toward gray.

#c897ec

#c69fe3

#c5a8db

#c4b0d2

#c2b9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2e1 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#b6badc · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#c7d0cc · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c98ef4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c98ef4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c98ef4 (#c98ef4) is rgb(201, 142, 244) in RGB.

No, #c98ef4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c98ef4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast