#c9aae2

Color #c9aae2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aae2

RGB

rgb(201, 170, 226)

HSL

hsl(273.2, 49.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.2, 24.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 24.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(73.97, 21.62, -23.98)

LCH

lch(73.97, 32.29, 312.04)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0847, 309.59)

HWB

hwb(273.2, 66.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3e2aa

Analogous

#adaae2

#c9aae2

#e2aadf

Triadic

#c9aae2

#e2c9aa

#aae2c9

Split-complementary

#c9aae2

#dfe2aa

#aae2ad

Tetradic

#c9aae2

#e2aac3

#c3e2aa

#aae2c9

Square

#c9aae2

#e2adaa

#c3e2aa

#aadfe2

Shades

Color #c9aae2 mixed toward black.

#aa79d1

#8a47c0

#683294

#452262

#231131

Tints

Color #c9aae2 mixed toward white.

#d2b8e7

#dbc6ec

#e4d4f0

#ede3f5

#f6f1fa

Tones

Color #c9aae2 mixed toward gray.

#c8afdd

#c8b3d9

#c7b8d4

#c7bdcf

#c6c1cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd6 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#bec0d3 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#c8ccca · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aae2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aae2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c9aae2 (#c9aae2) is rgb(201, 170, 226) in RGB.

No, #c9aae2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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