#c9baff

Color #c9baff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9baff

RGB

rgb(201, 186, 255)

HSL

hsl(253, 100%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 27.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.9, 19.13, -32.08)

LCH

lch(78.9, 37.35, 300.81)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0968, 294.15)

HWB

hwb(253, 72.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0ffba

Analogous

#baceff

#c9baff

#ebbaff

Triadic

#c9baff

#ffc9ba

#baffc9

Split-complementary

#c9baff

#ffebba

#ceffba

Tetradic

#c9baff

#ffbaf0

#f0ffba

#baffc9

Square

#c9baff

#ffbace

#f0ffba

#baffeb

Shades

Color #c9baff mixed toward black.

#8f71ff

#5627ff

#3000dd

#200093

#10004a

Tints

Color #c9baff mixed toward white.

#d2c6ff

#dbd1ff

#e4ddff

#ede8ff

#f6f4ff

Tones

Color #c9baff mixed toward gray.

#ccc0f9

#d0c6f4

#d3cbee

#d6d1e8

#d9d7e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3f1 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c5ed · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#c8e4e2 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9baff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9baff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9baff (#c9baff) is rgb(201, 186, 255) in RGB.

No, #c9baff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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