#c9bbd4

Color #c9bbd4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbd4

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 212)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 22.5%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 11.8%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(77.7, 9.55, -10.74)

LCH

lch(77.7, 14.37, 311.64)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0378, 310.39)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 73.3%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6d4bb

Analogous

#bcbbd4

#c9bbd4

#d4bbd2

Triadic

#c9bbd4

#d4c9bb

#bbd4c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbd4

#d2d4bb

#bbd4bc

Tetradic

#c9bbd4

#d4bbc6

#c6d4bb

#bbd4c9

Square

#c9bbd4

#d4bcbb

#c6d4bb

#bbd2d4

Shades

Color #c9bbd4 mixed toward black.

#a992ba

#8869a0

#664d7a

#443451

#221a29

Tints

Color #c9bbd4 mixed toward white.

#d2c6db

#dbd2e2

#e4dde9

#ede8f1

#f6f4f8

Tones

Color #c9bbd4 mixed toward gray.

#c9bdd2

#c8bfd0

#c8c1ce

#c8c3cc

#c8c5c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3ce · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#c4c5cd · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#c8cac9 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbd4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbd4 (#c9bbd4) is rgb(201, 187, 212) in RGB.

No, #c9bbd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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