#c9c1d0

Color #c9c1d0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c1d0

RGB

rgb(201, 193, 208)

HSL

hsl(272, 13.8%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 7.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 7.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(79.11, 5.56, -6.5)

LCH

lch(79.11, 8.55, 310.54)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0224, 309.58)

HWB

hwb(272, 75.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8d0c1

Analogous

#c1c1d0

#c9c1d0

#d0c1cf

Triadic

#c9c1d0

#d0c9c1

#c1d0c9

Split-complementary

#c9c1d0

#cfd0c1

#c1d0c1

Tetradic

#c9c1d0

#d0c1c8

#c8d0c1

#c1d0c9

Square

#c9c1d0

#d0c1c1

#c8d0c1

#c1cfd0

Shades

Color #c9c1d0 mixed toward black.

#a89bb3

#877596

#655672

#433a4c

#221d26

Tints

Color #c9c1d0 mixed toward white.

#d2cbd8

#dbd6e0

#e4e0e7

#edeaef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c9c1d0 mixed toward gray.

#c9c2cf

#c9c3cd

#c9c5cc

#c9c6cb

#c9c7ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6cd · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#c6c7cc · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#c9cac9 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c1d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c1d0]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#c9c1d0 (#c9c1d0) is rgb(201, 193, 208) in RGB.

No, #c9c1d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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