#c9bbd7

Color #c9bbd7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbd7

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 215)

HSL

hsl(270, 25.9%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 13%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 13%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(77.8, 10.14, -12.23)

LCH

lch(77.8, 15.89, 309.66)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0417, 307.89)

HWB

hwb(270, 73.3%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9d7bb

Analogous

#bbbbd7

#c9bbd7

#d7bbd7

Triadic

#c9bbd7

#d7c9bb

#bbd7c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbd7

#d7d7bb

#bbd7bb

Tetradic

#c9bbd7

#d7bbc9

#c9d7bb

#bbd7c9

Square

#c9bbd7

#d7bbbb

#c9d7bb

#bbd7d7

Shades

Color #c9bbd7 mixed toward black.

#a791be

#8667a5

#644a7e

#433254

#21192a

Tints

Color #c9bbd7 mixed toward white.

#d2c6de

#dbd2e4

#e4ddeb

#ede8f2

#f6f4f8

Tones

Color #c9bbd7 mixed toward gray.

#c9bdd5

#c9c0d2

#c9c2d0

#c9c4ce

#c9c7cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3d1 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#c4c5cf · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#c8cbca · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbd7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbd7 (#c9bbd7) is rgb(201, 187, 215) in RGB.

No, #c9bbd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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