#c9ace0

Color #c9ace0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ace0

RGB

rgb(201, 172, 224)

HSL

hsl(273.5, 45.6%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.5, 23.2%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 23.2%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(74.38, 20.12, -22.26)

LCH

lch(74.38, 30.01, 312.11)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0788, 309.85)

HWB

hwb(273.5, 67.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3e0ac

Analogous

#aface0

#c9ace0

#e0acdd

Triadic

#c9ace0

#e0c9ac

#ace0c9

Split-complementary

#c9ace0

#dde0ac

#ace0af

Tetradic

#c9ace0

#e0acc3

#c3e0ac

#ace0c9

Square

#c9ace0

#e0afac

#c3e0ac

#acdde0

Shades

Color #c9ace0 mixed toward black.

#aa7cce

#8a4cbc

#683690

#452460

#231230

Tints

Color #c9ace0 mixed toward white.

#d2bae5

#dbc8ea

#e4d5ef

#ede3f5

#f6f1fa

Tones

Color #c9ace0 mixed toward gray.

#c8b0dc

#c8b5d7

#c7b9d3

#c7bdcf

#c6c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd5 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#bfc1d2 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#c8ccc9 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ace0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ace0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c9ace0 (#c9ace0) is rgb(201, 172, 224) in RGB.

No, #c9ace0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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