#C9B5D4 Color

#C9B5D4 is rgb(201, 181, 212) in RGB and hsl(279, 26%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B5D4

HEX#C9B5D4

RGBrgb(201, 181, 212)

HSLhsl(279, 26%, 77%)

HSVhsv(279, 15%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(80% 0.048 313.7)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B5D4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B5D4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B5D4 Complementary#C0D4B5 Analogous#BAB5D4 Analogous#D4B5CF Triadic#D4C9B5 Triadic#B5D4C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B5D4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0BFD9 #D7C8DF #DED2E5 #E5DCEA #ECE5F0 #F3EFF6

Shades

#B195C1 #9872AC #7E5794 #604270 #452F50 #261A2D

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