#C9B1DD Color

#C9B1DD is rgb(201, 177, 221) in RGB and hsl(273, 39%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B1DD

HEX#C9B1DD

RGBrgb(201, 177, 221)

HSLhsl(273, 39%, 78%)

HSVhsv(273, 20%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.066 309.5)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B1DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B1DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B1DD Complementary#C5DDB1 Analogous#B3B1DD Analogous#DDB1DB Triadic#DDC9B1 Triadic#B1DDC9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B1DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0BCE1 #D8C6E6 #DFD1EB #E4D8EE #EBE3F3 #F3EDF7

Shades

#AE8ACC #9667BC #7A48A3 #5F3880 #422759 #281735

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