#c9bbd5

Color #c9bbd5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbd5

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 213)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 23.6%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 12.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(77.73, 9.74, -11.24)

LCH

lch(77.73, 14.87, 310.91)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0391, 309.6)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 73.3%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d5bb

Analogous

#bcbbd5

#c9bbd5

#d5bbd4

Triadic

#c9bbd5

#d5c9bb

#bbd5c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbd5

#d4d5bb

#bbd5bc

Tetradic

#c9bbd5

#d5bbc7

#c7d5bb

#bbd5c9

Square

#c9bbd5

#d5bcbb

#c7d5bb

#bbd4d5

Shades

Color #c9bbd5 mixed toward black.

#a892bb

#8769a2

#664c7c

#443352

#221929

Tints

Color #c9bbd5 mixed toward white.

#d2c6dc

#dbd2e3

#e4ddea

#ede8f1

#f6f4f8

Tones

Color #c9bbd5 mixed toward gray.

#c9bdd3

#c9bfd1

#c8c1ce

#c8c4cc

#c8c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3cf · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#c4c5ce · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#c8cac9 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbd5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbd5 (#c9bbd5) is rgb(201, 187, 213) in RGB.

No, #c9bbd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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