#c9a0e4

Color #c9a0e4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a0e4

RGB

rgb(201, 160, 228)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 55.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 29.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 27.53, -28.61)

LCH

lch(71.66, 39.7, 313.9)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.1045, 311.47)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 62.7%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbe4a0

Analogous

#a7a0e4

#c9a0e4

#e4a0dd

Triadic

#c9a0e4

#e4c9a0

#a0e4c9

Split-complementary

#c9a0e4

#dde4a0

#a0e4a7

Tetradic

#c9a0e4

#e4a0bb

#bbe4a0

#a0e4c9

Square

#c9a0e4

#e4a7a0

#bbe4a0

#a0dde4

Shades

Color #c9a0e4 mixed toward black.

#ac6ed6

#903bc7

#6c2b97

#481d65

#240e32

Tints

Color #c9a0e4 mixed toward white.

#d2b0e9

#dbc0ed

#e4d0f2

#eddff6

#f6effb

Tones

Color #c9a0e4 mixed toward gray.

#c8a6de

#c7abd9

#c6b1d3

#c4b7cd

#c3bcc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8d6 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbed3 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#c7cac7 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a0e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a0e4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9a0e4 (#c9a0e4) is rgb(201, 160, 228) in RGB.

No, #c9a0e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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