#c9bdd1

Color #c9bdd1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bdd1

RGB

rgb(201, 189, 209)

HSL

hsl(276, 17.9%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 9.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(78.12, 7.89, -8.5)

LCH

lch(78.12, 11.6, 312.87)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0306, 312.08)

HWB

hwb(276, 74.1%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d1bd

Analogous

#bfbdd1

#c9bdd1

#d1bdcf

Triadic

#c9bdd1

#d1c9bd

#bdd1c9

Split-complementary

#c9bdd1

#cfd1bd

#bdd1bf

Tetradic

#c9bdd1

#d1bdc5

#c5d1bd

#bdd1c9

Square

#c9bdd1

#d1bfbd

#c5d1bd

#bdcfd1

Shades

Color #c9bdd1 mixed toward black.

#a996b6

#896f9b

#675275

#45364e

#221b27

Tints

Color #c9bdd1 mixed toward white.

#d2c8d9

#dbd3e0

#e4dee8

#ede9f0

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9bdd1 mixed toward gray.

#c9bfcf

#c8c0ce

#c8c2cc

#c8c4ca

#c7c5c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4cc · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#c8c9c8 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bdd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bdd1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9bdd1 (#c9bdd1) is rgb(201, 189, 209) in RGB.

No, #c9bdd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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