#c9aed1

Color #c9aed1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aed1

RGB

rgb(201, 174, 209)

HSL

hsl(286.3, 27.6%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.3, 16.7%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(74.38, 16.03, -14.09)

LCH

lch(74.38, 21.34, 318.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0571, 318.41)

HWB

hwb(286.3, 68.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6d1ae

Analogous

#b8aed1

#c9aed1

#d1aec8

Triadic

#c9aed1

#d1c9ae

#aed1c9

Split-complementary

#c9aed1

#c8d1ae

#aed1b8

Tetradic

#c9aed1

#d1aeb6

#b6d1ae

#aed1c9

Square

#c9aed1

#d1b8ae

#b6d1ae

#aec8d1

Shades

Color #c9aed1 mixed toward black.

#ae85ba

#935da3

#6e457a

#492e51

#251729

Tints

Color #c9aed1 mixed toward white.

#d2bbd9

#dbc9e0

#e4d6e8

#ede4f0

#f6f1f7

Tones

Color #c9aed1 mixed toward gray.

#c7b1ce

#c6b4cb

#c4b7c8

#c3bac5

#c1bdc2

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

#bebec9 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#bfc1c7 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#c8c3c1 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aed1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9aed1 (#c9aed1) is rgb(201, 174, 209) in RGB.

No, #c9aed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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