#c9becc

Color #c9becc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9becc

RGB

rgb(201, 190, 204)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 12.1%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 6.9%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 6.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(78.23, 6.41, -5.63)

LCH

lch(78.23, 8.53, 318.71)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0228, 318.91)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 74.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1ccbe

Analogous

#c2becc

#c9becc

#ccbec8

Triadic

#c9becc

#ccc9be

#beccc9

Split-complementary

#c9becc

#c8ccbe

#beccc2

Tetradic

#c9becc

#ccbec1

#c1ccbe

#beccc9

Square

#c9becc

#ccc2be

#c1ccbe

#bec8cc

Shades

Color #c9becc mixed toward black.

#ab99af

#8c7492

#69576e

#463a4a

#231d25

Tints

Color #c9becc mixed toward white.

#d2c9d5

#dbd4dd

#e4dfe6

#ede9ee

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9becc mixed toward gray.

#c8bfcb

#c8c0ca

#c7c2c9

#c6c3c7

#c6c4c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4c9 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#c5c6c8 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#c8c6c6 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9becc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9becc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9becc (#c9becc) is rgb(201, 190, 204) in RGB.

No, #c9becc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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