#c9c3e1

Color #c9c3e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.29 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c3e1

RGB

rgb(201, 195, 225)

HSL

hsl(252, 33.3%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 13.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(80.11, 7.83, -14.14)

LCH

lch(80.11, 16.16, 298.98)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.042, 294.61)

HWB

hwb(252, 76.5%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbe1c3

Analogous

#c3cce1

#c9c3e1

#d8c3e1

Triadic

#c9c3e1

#e1c9c3

#c3e1c9

Split-complementary

#c9c3e1

#e1d8c3

#cce1c3

Tetradic

#c9c3e1

#e1c3db

#dbe1c3

#c3e1c9

Square

#c9c3e1

#e1c3cc

#dbe1c3

#c3e1d8

Shades

Color #c9c3e1 mixed toward black.

#9f94ca

#7566b2

#54468c

#382f5d

#1c172f

Tints

Color #c9c3e1 mixed toward white.

#d2cde6

#dbd7eb

#e4e1f0

#edebf5

#f6f5fa

Tones

Color #c9c3e1 mixed toward gray.

#cbc6df

#ccc8dc

#cecbda

#cfcdd7

#d1d0d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6da · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#c7c7d9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#c9d5d3 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c3e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c3e1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9c3e1 (#c9c3e1) is rgb(201, 195, 225) in RGB.

No, #c9c3e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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