#c994ef

Color #c994ef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.16 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c994ef

RGB

rgb(201, 148, 239)

HSL

hsl(274.9, 74%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.9, 38.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(69.35, 36.43, -38.21)

LCH

lch(69.35, 52.79, 313.63)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.1382, 310.16)

HWB

hwb(274.9, 58%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baef94

Analogous

#9b94ef

#c994ef

#ef94e8

Triadic

#c994ef

#efc994

#94efc9

Split-complementary

#c994ef

#e8ef94

#94ef9b

Tetradic

#c994ef

#ef94ba

#baef94

#94efc9

Square

#c994ef

#ef9b94

#baef94

#94e8ef

Shades

Color #c994ef mixed toward black.

#ad5ce7

#9024de

#6c19a8

#481170

#240838

Tints

Color #c994ef mixed toward white.

#d2a6f2

#dbb8f4

#e4caf7

#eddbfa

#f6edfc

Tones

Color #c994ef mixed toward gray.

#c89ce7

#c6a3e0

#c5abd8

#c4b2d1

#c3bac9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b4dd · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b7bbd9 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#c7ceca · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c994ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c994ef]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c994ef (#c994ef) is rgb(201, 148, 239) in RGB.

No, #c994ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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