#c9bbfe

Color #c9bbfe

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbfe

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 254)

HSL

hsl(252.5, 97.1%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.5, 26.4%, 99.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 0.4%)

LAB

lab(79.11, 18.36, -31.23)

LCH

lch(79.11, 36.23, 300.45)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0939, 293.81)

HWB

hwb(252.5, 73.3%, 0.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0febb

Analogous

#bbcffe

#c9bbfe

#ebbbfe

Triadic

#c9bbfe

#fec9bb

#bbfec9

Split-complementary

#c9bbfe

#feebbb

#cffebb

Tetradic

#c9bbfe

#febbf0

#f0febb

#bbfec9

Square

#c9bbfe

#febbcf

#f0febb

#bbfeeb

Shades

Color #c9bbfe mixed toward black.

#8f73fd

#562afc

#3003d9

#200291

#100148

Tints

Color #c9bbfe mixed toward white.

#d2c6fe

#dbd2fe

#e4ddff

#ede8ff

#f6f4ff

Tones

Color #c9bbfe mixed toward gray.

#ccc1f8

#d0c6f3

#d3cced

#d6d1e8

#d9d7e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3f0 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#c4c5ed · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#c8e4e1 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbfe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbfe]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbfe (#c9bbfe) is rgb(201, 187, 254) in RGB.

No, #c9bbfe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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