#e6c9f0

Color #e6c9f0

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e6c9f0

RGB

rgb(230, 201, 240)

HSL

hsl(284.6, 56.5%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.6, 16.3%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(84.43, 17.03, -15.45)

LCH

lch(84.43, 22.99, 317.78)

OKLCH

oklch(87.2%, 0.0614, 317.44)

HWB

hwb(284.6, 78.8%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3f0c9

Analogous

#d3c9f0

#e6c9f0

#f0c9e7

Triadic

#e6c9f0

#f0e6c9

#c9f0e6

Split-complementary

#e6c9f0

#e7f0c9

#c9f0d3

Tetradic

#e6c9f0

#f0c9d3

#d3f0c9

#c9f0e6

Square

#e6c9f0

#f0d3c9

#d3f0c9

#c9e7f0

Shades

Color #e6c9f0 mixed toward black.

#cb90e0

#b156d0

#8d30ad

#5e2073

#2f103a

Tints

Color #e6c9f0 mixed toward white.

#ead2f3

#eedbf5

#f3e4f8

#f7edfa

#fbf6fd

Tones

Color #e6c9f0 mixed toward gray.

#e4cced

#e3d0ea

#e1d3e6

#e0d6e3

#ded9e0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadae7 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#dcdee5 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#e5e0df · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6c9f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6c9f0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e6c9f0 (#e6c9f0) is rgb(230, 201, 240) in RGB.

No, #e6c9f0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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