#c9bdff

Color #c9bdff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.58 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bdff

RGB

rgb(201, 189, 255)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 100%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 25.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(79.63, 17.5, -30.95)

LCH

lch(79.63, 35.55, 299.49)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0922, 292.64)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 74.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3ffbd

Analogous

#bdd2ff

#c9bdff

#eabdff

Triadic

#c9bdff

#ffc9bd

#bdffc9

Split-complementary

#c9bdff

#ffeabd

#d2ffbd

Tetradic

#c9bdff

#ffbdf3

#f3ffbd

#bdffc9

Square

#c9bdff

#ffbdd2

#f3ffbd

#bdffea

Shades

Color #c9bdff mixed toward black.

#8d73ff

#5029ff

#2800de

#1b0094

#0d004a

Tints

Color #c9bdff mixed toward white.

#d2c8ff

#dbd3ff

#e4deff

#ede9ff

#f6f4ff

Tones

Color #c9bdff mixed toward gray.

#cdc3fa

#d0c8f4

#d4ceef

#d7d3e9

#dbd9e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4f1 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#c5c5ee · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#c8e5e3 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bdff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bdff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9bdff (#c9bdff) is rgb(201, 189, 255) in RGB.

No, #c9bdff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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