#c99fcd

Color #c99fcd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.44 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c99fcd

RGB

rgb(201, 159, 205)

HSL

hsl(294.8, 31.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.8, 22.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.61, 23.48, -17.57)

LCH

lch(70.61, 29.33, 323.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0796, 323.43)

HWB

hwb(294.8, 62.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3cd9f

Analogous

#b29fcd

#c99fcd

#cd9fba

Triadic

#c99fcd

#cdc99f

#9fcdc9

Split-complementary

#c99fcd

#bacd9f

#9fcdb2

Tetradic

#c99fcd

#cd9fa3

#a3cd9f

#9fcdc9

Square

#c99fcd

#cdb29f

#a3cd9f

#9fbacd

Shades

Color #c99fcd mixed toward black.

#b377b8

#9953a0

#733e78

#4c2a50

#261528

Tints

Color #c99fcd mixed toward white.

#d2afd5

#dbbfde

#e4cfe6

#eddfee

#f6eff7

Tones

Color #c99fcd mixed toward gray.

#c6a3c9

#c3a7c5

#c0abc2

#bcaebe

#b9b2ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8c3 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#bbbec1 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#c7bbb9 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99fcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99fcd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c99fcd (#c99fcd) is rgb(201, 159, 205) in RGB.

No, #c99fcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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