#c9b9ce

Color #c9b9ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b9ce

RGB

rgb(201, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 17.6%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 10.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.02, 9.47, -8.5)

LCH

lch(77.02, 12.73, 318.09)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.034, 318.1)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 72.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beceb9

Analogous

#bfb9ce

#c9b9ce

#ceb9c9

Triadic

#c9b9ce

#cec9b9

#b9cec9

Split-complementary

#c9b9ce

#c9ceb9

#b9cebf

Tetradic

#c9b9ce

#ceb9be

#beceb9

#b9cec9

Square

#c9b9ce

#cebfb9

#beceb9

#b9c9ce

Shades

Color #c9b9ce mixed toward black.

#ab93b3

#8e6c98

#6b5173

#47364d

#241b26

Tints

Color #c9b9ce mixed toward white.

#d2c5d6

#dbd0de

#e4dce7

#ede8ef

#f6f3f7

Tones

Color #c9b9ce mixed toward gray.

#c8bbcc

#c7bdcb

#c6bec9

#c5c0c7

#c4c2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2c9 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#c3c4c8 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#c8c5c4 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b9ce]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9b9ce (#c9b9ce) is rgb(201, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #c9b9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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