#c9b2ce

Color #c9b2ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b2ce

RGB

rgb(201, 178, 206)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 22.2%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 13.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(75.27, 13.27, -11.11)

LCH

lch(75.27, 17.31, 320.06)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0464, 320.24)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 69.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7ceb2

Analogous

#bbb2ce

#c9b2ce

#ceb2c5

Triadic

#c9b2ce

#cec9b2

#b2cec9

Split-complementary

#c9b2ce

#c5ceb2

#b2cebb

Tetradic

#c9b2ce

#ceb2b7

#b7ceb2

#b2cec9

Square

#c9b2ce

#cebbb2

#b7ceb2

#b2c5ce

Shades

Color #c9b2ce mixed toward black.

#ae8bb5

#92649c

#6e4b75

#49324e

#251927

Tints

Color #c9b2ce mixed toward white.

#d2bfd6

#dbccde

#e4d9e6

#ede5ef

#f6f2f7

Tones

Color #c9b2ce mixed toward gray.

#c8b4cc

#c6b7c9

#c5b9c7

#c3bbc5

#c2bec2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfc8 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#c1c2c6 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#c8c3c1 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b2ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b2ce]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#c9b2ce (#c9b2ce) is rgb(201, 178, 206) in RGB.

No, #c9b2ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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