#c9c4da

Color #c9c4da

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c4da

RGB

rgb(201, 196, 218)

HSL

hsl(253.6, 22.9%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.6, 10.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(80.16, 5.89, -10.32)

LCH

lch(80.16, 11.88, 299.71)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0309, 296.15)

HWB

hwb(253.6, 76.9%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5dac4

Analogous

#c4cada

#c9c4da

#d4c4da

Triadic

#c9c4da

#dac9c4

#c4dac9

Split-complementary

#c9c4da

#dad4c4

#cadac4

Tetradic

#c9c4da

#dac4d5

#d5dac4

#c4dac9

Square

#c9c4da

#dac4ca

#d5dac4

#c4dad4

Shades

Color #c9c4da mixed toward black.

#a29abf

#7b6fa5

#5b507f

#3c3555

#1e1b2a

Tints

Color #c9c4da mixed toward white.

#d2cee0

#dbd8e6

#e4e2ed

#edebf3

#f6f5f9

Tones

Color #c9c4da mixed toward gray.

#cac6d8

#cbc8d6

#cccad5

#cdcbd3

#cecdd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7d5 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#c7c8d4 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#c9d1d0 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c4da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c4da]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9c4da (#c9c4da) is rgb(201, 196, 218) in RGB.

No, #c9c4da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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