#c9bfcf

Color #c9bfcf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bfcf

RGB

rgb(201, 191, 207)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 14.3%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 7.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 7.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(78.57, 6.44, -6.75)

LCH

lch(78.57, 9.33, 313.65)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0246, 313.03)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 74.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cfbf

Analogous

#c1bfcf

#c9bfcf

#cfbfcd

Triadic

#c9bfcf

#cfc9bf

#bfcfc9

Split-complementary

#c9bfcf

#cdcfbf

#bfcfc1

Tetradic

#c9bfcf

#cfbfc5

#c5cfbf

#bfcfc9

Square

#c9bfcf

#cfc1bf

#c5cfbf

#bfcdcf

Shades

Color #c9bfcf mixed toward black.

#a999b3

#897396

#675572

#45394c

#221c26

Tints

Color #c9bfcf mixed toward white.

#d2cad7

#dbd4df

#e4dfe7

#edeaef

#f6f4f7

Tones

Color #c9bfcf mixed toward gray.

#c9c0ce

#c8c2cc

#c8c3cb

#c8c4ca

#c7c6c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5cb · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c5c6ca · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#c9c8c8 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bfcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bfcf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9bfcf (#c9bfcf) is rgb(201, 191, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9bfcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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