#c9b8cf

Color #c9b8cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b8cf

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 207)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 19.3%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 11.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(76.8, 10.21, -9.37)

LCH

lch(76.8, 13.86, 317.46)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0369, 317.31)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 72.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becfb8

Analogous

#beb8cf

#c9b8cf

#cfb8ca

Triadic

#c9b8cf

#cfc9b8

#b8cfc9

Split-complementary

#c9b8cf

#cacfb8

#b8cfbe

Tetradic

#c9b8cf

#cfb8be

#becfb8

#b8cfc9

Square

#c9b8cf

#cfbeb8

#becfb8

#b8cacf

Shades

Color #c9b8cf mixed toward black.

#ab91b5

#8e6a9a

#6b4f75

#47354e

#241a27

Tints

Color #c9b8cf mixed toward white.

#d2c4d7

#dbd0df

#e4dce7

#ede7ef

#f6f3f7

Tones

Color #c9b8cf mixed toward gray.

#c8bacd

#c7bccb

#c6bec9

#c5c0c7

#c4c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2ca · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#c3c4c8 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#c8c5c5 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b8cf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c9b8cf (#c9b8cf) is rgb(201, 184, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9b8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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