#c9b1cf

Color #c9b1cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.78 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b1cf

RGB

rgb(201, 177, 207)

HSL

hsl(288, 23.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 14.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.06, 14, -11.98)

LCH

lch(75.06, 18.43, 319.45)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0494, 319.44)

HWB

hwb(288, 69.4%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7cfb1

Analogous

#bab1cf

#c9b1cf

#cfb1c6

Triadic

#c9b1cf

#cfc9b1

#b1cfc9

Split-complementary

#c9b1cf

#c6cfb1

#b1cfba

Tetradic

#c9b1cf

#cfb1b7

#b7cfb1

#b1cfc9

Square

#c9b1cf

#cfbab1

#b7cfb1

#b1c6cf

Shades

Color #c9b1cf mixed toward black.

#ae89b7

#92629e

#6e4977

#49314f

#251828

Tints

Color #c9b1cf mixed toward white.

#d2bed7

#dbcbdf

#e4d8e7

#ede5ef

#f6f2f7

Tones

Color #c9b1cf mixed toward gray.

#c8b4cd

#c6b6ca

#c5b9c8

#c3bbc5

#c2bec3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc8 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c2c7 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#c8c3c2 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b1cf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c9b1cf (#c9b1cf) is rgb(201, 177, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9b1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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