#C9B8D1 Color

#C9B8D1 is rgb(201, 184, 209) in RGB and hsl(281, 21%, 77%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B8D1

HEX#C9B8D1

RGBrgb(201, 184, 209)

HSLhsl(281, 21%, 77%)

HSVhsv(281, 12%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.039 315.1)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 18%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B8D1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B8D1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B8D1 Complementary#C0D1B8 Analogous#BDB8D1 Analogous#D1B8CC Triadic#D1C9B8 Triadic#B8D1C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B8D1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0C1D7 #D7CBDD #DED4E3 #E5DDE9 #ECE6EF #F3F0F5

Shades

#B199BD #9777A6 #7E5D8E #60476C #45324D #261C2B

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