#c9bbca

Color #c9bbca

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbca

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 202)

HSL

hsl(296, 12.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296, 7.4%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(77.41, 7.64, -5.76)

LCH

lch(77.41, 9.57, 322.99)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0259, 323.79)

HWB

hwb(296, 73.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccabb

Analogous

#c2bbca

#c9bbca

#cabbc4

Triadic

#c9bbca

#cac9bb

#bbcac9

Split-complementary

#c9bbca

#c4cabb

#bbcac2

Tetradic

#c9bbca

#cabbbc

#bccabb

#bbcac9

Square

#c9bbca

#cac2bb

#bccabb

#bbc4ca

Shades

Color #c9bbca mixed toward black.

#ac97ae

#8f7291

#6c556d

#483949

#241c24

Tints

Color #c9bbca mixed toward white.

#d2c6d3

#dbd2dc

#e4dde5

#ede8ed

#f6f4f6

Tones

Color #c9bbca mixed toward gray.

#c8bcc9

#c7bec8

#c6bfc6

#c5c0c5

#c4c1c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

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

#c3c3c7 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#c8c4c3 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbca]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbca (#c9bbca) is rgb(201, 187, 202) in RGB.

No, #c9bbca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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