#c9aecf

Color #c9aecf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aecf

RGB

rgb(201, 174, 207)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 25.6%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 15.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(74.31, 15.64, -13.09)

LCH

lch(74.31, 20.4, 320.07)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0547, 320.11)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 68.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4cfae

Analogous

#b8aecf

#c9aecf

#cfaec4

Triadic

#c9aecf

#cfc9ae

#aecfc9

Split-complementary

#c9aecf

#c4cfae

#aecfb8

Tetradic

#c9aecf

#cfaeb4

#b4cfae

#aecfc9

Square

#c9aecf

#cfb8ae

#b4cfae

#aec4cf

Shades

Color #c9aecf mixed toward black.

#ae86b7

#945e9f

#6f4778

#4a2f50

#251828

Tints

Color #c9aecf mixed toward white.

#d2bbd7

#dbc9df

#e4d6e7

#ede4ef

#f6f1f7

Tones

Color #c9aecf mixed toward gray.

#c7b1cc

#c5b3c9

#c4b6c7

#c2b9c4

#c0bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebec8 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#bfc1c6 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c8c2c0 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aecf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c9aecf (#c9aecf) is rgb(201, 174, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9aecf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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