#c9bfcd

Color #c9bfcd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bfcd

RGB

rgb(201, 191, 205)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 12.3%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 6.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 6.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.51, 6.06, -5.76)

LCH

lch(78.51, 8.36, 316.45)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0222, 316.46)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 74.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cdbf

Analogous

#c2bfcd

#c9bfcd

#cdbfca

Triadic

#c9bfcd

#cdc9bf

#bfcdc9

Split-complementary

#c9bfcd

#cacdbf

#bfcdc2

Tetradic

#c9bfcd

#cdbfc3

#c3cdbf

#bfcdc9

Square

#c9bfcd

#cdc2bf

#c3cdbf

#bfcacd

Shades

Color #c9bfcd mixed toward black.

#aa9ab0

#8a7593

#68576f

#453a4a

#231d25

Tints

Color #c9bfcd mixed toward white.

#d2cad5

#dbd4de

#e4dfe6

#edeaee

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9bfcd mixed toward gray.

#c8c0cc

#c8c1cb

#c7c2c9

#c7c4c8

#c6c5c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5ca · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#c5c6c9 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#c9c7c7 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 8.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bfcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bfcd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c9bfcd (#c9bfcd) is rgb(201, 191, 205) in RGB.

No, #c9bfcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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