#c9bbc9

Color #c9bbc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbc9

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 201)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.39, 7.46, -5.26)

LCH

lch(77.39, 9.13, 324.81)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0248, 325.86)

HWB

hwb(300, 73.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc9bb

Analogous

#c2bbc9

#c9bbc9

#c9bbc2

Triadic

#c9bbc9

#c9c9bb

#bbc9c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbc9

#c2c9bb

#bbc9c2

Tetradic

#c9bbc9

#c9bbbb

#bbc9bb

#bbc9c9

Square

#c9bbc9

#c9c2bb

#bbc9bb

#bbc2c9

Shades

Color #c9bbc9 mixed toward black.

#ac97ac

#907390

#6c566c

#483948

#241d24

Tints

Color #c9bbc9 mixed toward white.

#d2c6d2

#dbd2db

#e4dde4

#ede8ed

#f6f4f6

Tones

Color #c9bbc9 mixed toward gray.

#c8bcc8

#c7bdc7

#c6bfc6

#c4c0c4

#c3c1c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3c6 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c5 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#c8c3c3 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbc9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbc9 (#c9bbc9) is rgb(201, 187, 201) in RGB.

No, #c9bbc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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