#c9b3d6

Color #c9b3d6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b3d6

RGB

rgb(201, 179, 214)

HSL

hsl(277.7, 29.9%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.7, 16.4%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(75.77, 14.28, -14.72)

LCH

lch(75.77, 20.51, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0542, 313.06)

HWB

hwb(277.7, 70.2%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0d6b3

Analogous

#b8b3d6

#c9b3d6

#d6b3d2

Triadic

#c9b3d6

#d6c9b3

#b3d6c9

Split-complementary

#c9b3d6

#d2d6b3

#b3d6b8

Tetradic

#c9b3d6

#d6b3c0

#c0d6b3

#b3d6c9

Square

#c9b3d6

#d6b8b3

#c0d6b3

#b3d2d6

Shades

Color #c9b3d6 mixed toward black.

#ab89bf

#8d5ea8

#6a4580

#472e55

#23172b

Tints

Color #c9b3d6 mixed toward white.

#d2c0dd

#dbcce4

#e4d9eb

#ede6f1

#f6f2f8

Tones

Color #c9b3d6 mixed toward gray.

#c8b6d3

#c8b9d0

#c7bccd

#c6bfca

#c5c2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0ce · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#c1c3cc · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#c8c8c6 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b3d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b3d6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9b3d6 (#c9b3d6) is rgb(201, 179, 214) in RGB.

No, #c9b3d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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