#c9c1cf

Color #c9c1cf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c1cf

RGB

rgb(201, 193, 207)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 12.7%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 6.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(79.08, 5.37, -6)

LCH

lch(79.08, 8.05, 311.83)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0212, 310.98)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 75.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7cfc1

Analogous

#c2c1cf

#c9c1cf

#cfc1ce

Triadic

#c9c1cf

#cfc9c1

#c1cfc9

Split-complementary

#c9c1cf

#cecfc1

#c1cfc2

Tetradic

#c9c1cf

#cfc1c7

#c7cfc1

#c1cfc9

Square

#c9c1cf

#cfc2c1

#c7cfc1

#c1cecf

Shades

Color #c9c1cf mixed toward black.

#a89bb2

#877695

#665771

#443a4b

#221d26

Tints

Color #c9c1cf mixed toward white.

#d2cbd7

#dbd6df

#e4e0e7

#edeaef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c9c1cf mixed toward gray.

#c9c2ce

#c9c3cd

#c8c4cb

#c8c6ca

#c8c7c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cc · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#c6c7cb · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c1cf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9c1cf (#c9c1cf) is rgb(201, 193, 207) in RGB.

No, #c9c1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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