#C9B5CE

#C9B5CE

Color Values

HEX

#C9B5CE

RGB

201, 181, 206

HSL

288.0, 20.3%, 75.9%

HSV

288.0, 12.1%, 80.8%

CMYK

2.4%, 12.1%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.7977 0.0411 319.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: thistle 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C9B5CE

#BACEB5

Analogous

#BDB5CE

#CEB5C7

#C9B5CE

Triadic

#C9B5CE

#CEC9B5

#B5CEC9

Split Complementary

#C9B5CE

#C7CEB5

#B5CEBD

Tetradic

#C9B5CE

#CEBDB5

#BACEB5

#B5C7CE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#C9B5CE

Protanopia

#C0C0C8

Deuteranopia

#C2C3C6

Tritanopia

#C8C3C2

Achromatopsia

#BBBBBB

CSS Usage

background-color: #C9B5CE;
color: #C9B5CE;
border-color: #C9B5CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 200 #DDD6FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F6F9
100
#EFEAF0
200
#E0D4E3
300
#C9B5CE
400
#AC8DB4
500
#8F6699
600
#72517B
700
#5C4162
800
#48334D
900
#362839
950
#221924

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.91:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.98:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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