#c9b3c7

Color #c9b3c7

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b3c7

RGB

rgb(201, 179, 199)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 1%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.32, 11.41, -7.23)

LCH

lch(75.32, 13.51, 327.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0371, 328.8)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c9b5

Analogous

#c0b3c9

#c9b3c7

#c9b3bc

Triadic

#c9b3c7

#c7c9b3

#b3c7c9

Split-complementary

#c9b3c7

#bcc9b3

#b3c9c0

Tetradic

#c9b3c7

#c9b5b3

#b3c9b5

#b3c7c9

Square

#c9b3c7

#c9c0b3

#b3c9b5

#b3bcc9

Shades

Color #c9b3c7 mixed toward black.

#af8eac

#946990

#6f4f6c

#4a3548

#251a24

Tints

Color #c9b3c7 mixed toward white.

#d2c0d0

#dbccda

#e4d9e3

#ede6ec

#f6f2f6

Tones

Color #c9b3c7 mixed toward gray.

#c7b5c5

#c5b7c4

#c3b8c2

#c2bac1

#c0bcbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c2 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#c1c3c1 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#c8bfbe · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b3c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b3c7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c9b3c7 (#c9b3c7) is rgb(201, 179, 199) in RGB.

No, #c9b3c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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