#c999dd

Color #c999dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c999dd

RGB

rgb(201, 153, 221)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 50%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 30.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 30.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.77, 29.93, -27.68)

LCH

lch(69.77, 40.77, 317.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1083, 315.75)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 60%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#addd99

Analogous

#a799dd

#c999dd

#dd99cf

Triadic

#c999dd

#ddc999

#99ddc9

Split-complementary

#c999dd

#cfdd99

#99dda7

Tetradic

#c999dd

#dd99ad

#addd99

#99ddc9

Square

#c999dd

#dda799

#addd99

#99cfdd

Shades

Color #c999dd mixed toward black.

#b06acd

#963ebb

#712f8c

#4b1f5d

#26102f

Tints

Color #c999dd mixed toward white.

#d2aae3

#dbbbe8

#e4ccee

#edddf4

#f6eef9

Tones

Color #c999dd mixed toward gray.

#c79fd7

#c4a4d2

#c2aacc

#c0b0c6

#bdb5c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6cf · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bccc · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#c7c3c1 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c999dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c999dd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c999dd (#c999dd) is rgb(201, 153, 221) in RGB.

No, #c999dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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