#c99ee4

Color #c99ee4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c99ee4

RGB

rgb(201, 158, 228)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 56.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 30.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(71.2, 28.63, -29.33)

LCH

lch(71.2, 40.99, 314.31)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1079, 311.92)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 62%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9e49e

Analogous

#a69ee4

#c99ee4

#e49edc

Triadic

#c99ee4

#e4c99e

#9ee4c9

Split-complementary

#c99ee4

#dce49e

#9ee4a6

Tetradic

#c99ee4

#e49eb9

#b9e49e

#9ee4c9

Square

#c99ee4

#e4a69e

#b9e49e

#9edce4

Shades

Color #c99ee4 mixed toward black.

#ad6cd6

#9139c8

#6d2a97

#491c65

#240e32

Tints

Color #c99ee4 mixed toward white.

#d2aee9

#dbbeed

#e4cff2

#eddff6

#f6effb

Tones

Color #c99ee4 mixed toward gray.

#c8a4de

#c6aad8

#c5b0d3

#c4b5cd

#c2bbc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8d6 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#babdd2 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#c7cac7 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99ee4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99ee4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c99ee4 (#c99ee4) is rgb(201, 158, 228) in RGB.

No, #c99ee4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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