#c9c4d1

Color #c9c4d1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c4d1

RGB

rgb(201, 196, 209)

HSL

hsl(263.1, 12.4%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.1, 6.2%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 6.2%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(79.9, 4.14, -5.86)

LCH

lch(79.9, 7.17, 305.24)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0187, 303.44)

HWB

hwb(263.1, 76.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd1c4

Analogous

#c4c5d1

#c9c4d1

#cfc4d1

Triadic

#c9c4d1

#d1c9c4

#c4d1c9

Split-complementary

#c9c4d1

#d1cfc4

#c5d1c4

Tetradic

#c9c4d1

#d1c4cc

#ccd1c4

#c4d1c9

Square

#c9c4d1

#d1c4c5

#ccd1c4

#c4d1cf

Shades

Color #c9c4d1 mixed toward black.

#a69eb3

#847896

#625972

#423b4c

#211e26

Tints

Color #c9c4d1 mixed toward white.

#d2ced9

#dbd8e0

#e4e1e8

#edebf0

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #c9c4d1 mixed toward gray.

#c9c5d0

#c9c6cf

#cac7ce

#cac8cd

#cac9cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7ce · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#c7c8cd · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#c9cccb · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c4d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c4d1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#c9c4d1 (#c9c4d1) is rgb(201, 196, 209) in RGB.

No, #c9c4d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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