#c9b3c4

Color #c9b3c4

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b3c4

RGB

rgb(201, 179, 196)

HSL

hsl(313.6, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.6, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 2.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.23, 10.85, -5.72)

LCH

lch(75.23, 12.27, 332.2)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0341, 333.74)

HWB

hwb(313.6, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c9b8

Analogous

#c3b3c9

#c9b3c4

#c9b3b9

Triadic

#c9b3c4

#c4c9b3

#b3c4c9

Split-complementary

#c9b3c4

#b9c9b3

#b3c9c3

Tetradic

#c9b3c4

#c9b8b3

#b3c9b8

#b3c4c9

Square

#c9b3c4

#c9c3b3

#b3c9b8

#b3b9c9

Shades

Color #c9b3c4 mixed toward black.

#af8ea7

#94698a

#6f4f68

#4a3545

#251a23

Tints

Color #c9b3c4 mixed toward white.

#d2c0ce

#dbccd8

#e4d9e1

#ede6eb

#f6f2f5

Tones

Color #c9b3c4 mixed toward gray.

#c7b5c3

#c5b7c2

#c3b8c1

#c2bac0

#c0bcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#c1c3bf · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#c8bdbc · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b3c4]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#c9b3c4 (#c9b3c4) is rgb(201, 179, 196) in RGB.

No, #c9b3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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