#c9b3c3

Color #c9b3c3

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b3c3

RGB

rgb(201, 179, 195)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.2, 10.67, -5.22)

LCH

lch(75.2, 11.88, 333.93)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0332, 335.44)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c9b9

Analogous

#c4b3c9

#c9b3c3

#c9b3b8

Triadic

#c9b3c3

#c3c9b3

#b3c3c9

Split-complementary

#c9b3c3

#b8c9b3

#b3c9c4

Tetradic

#c9b3c3

#c9b9b3

#b3c9b9

#b3c3c9

Square

#c9b3c3

#c9c4b3

#b3c9b9

#b3b8c9

Shades

Color #c9b3c3 mixed toward black.

#af8ea6

#946988

#6f4f66

#4a3544

#251a22

Tints

Color #c9b3c3 mixed toward white.

#d2c0cd

#dbccd7

#e4d9e1

#ede6eb

#f6f2f5

Tones

Color #c9b3c3 mixed toward gray.

#c7b5c2

#c5b7c1

#c3b8c0

#c2bac0

#c0bcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0bf · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#c1c3be · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#c8bcbc · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b3c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b3c3]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9b3c3 (#c9b3c3) is rgb(201, 179, 195) in RGB.

No, #c9b3c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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