#c9bbcf

Color #c9bbcf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbcf

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 207)

HSL

hsl(282, 17.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 9.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 9.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(77.56, 8.59, -8.25)

LCH

lch(77.56, 11.91, 316.16)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0316, 315.9)

HWB

hwb(282, 73.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1cfbb

Analogous

#bfbbcf

#c9bbcf

#cfbbcb

Triadic

#c9bbcf

#cfc9bb

#bbcfc9

Split-complementary

#c9bbcf

#cbcfbb

#bbcfbf

Tetradic

#c9bbcf

#cfbbc1

#c1cfbb

#bbcfc9

Square

#c9bbcf

#cfbfbb

#c1cfbb

#bbcbcf

Shades

Color #c9bbcf mixed toward black.

#ab95b4

#8c6e99

#695274

#46364d

#231b27

Tints

Color #c9bbcf mixed toward white.

#d2c6d7

#dbd2df

#e4dde7

#ede8ef

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9bbcf mixed toward gray.

#c8bdcd

#c8becc

#c7c0ca

#c6c2c8

#c6c3c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3ca · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#c4c5c9 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#c8c7c6 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbcf]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbcf (#c9bbcf) is rgb(201, 187, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9bbcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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