#c9b7d9

Color #c9b7d9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b7d9

RGB

rgb(201, 183, 217)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 30.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 15.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 15.7%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(76.86, 12.7, -14.72)

LCH

lch(76.86, 19.44, 310.79)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0511, 308.96)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 71.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d9b7

Analogous

#b8b7d9

#c9b7d9

#d9b7d8

Triadic

#c9b7d9

#d9c9b7

#b7d9c9

Split-complementary

#c9b7d9

#d8d9b7

#b7d9b8

Tetradic

#c9b7d9

#d9b7c7

#c7d9b7

#b7d9c9

Square

#c9b7d9

#d9b8b7

#c7d9b7

#b7d8d9

Shades

Color #c9b7d9 mixed toward black.

#a88bc2

#8860ab

#664583

#442e57

#22172c

Tints

Color #c9b7d9 mixed toward white.

#d2c3df

#dbcfe6

#e4dbec

#ede7f2

#f6f3f9

Tones

Color #c9b7d9 mixed toward gray.

#c9bad6

#c9bdd3

#c8bfd0

#c8c2ce

#c8c5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1d1 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#c3c4d0 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#c8cbca · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b7d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b7d9]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c9b7d9 (#c9b7d9) is rgb(201, 183, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9b7d9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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