#C9B8D5 Color

#C9B8D5 is rgb(201, 184, 213) in RGB and hsl(275, 26%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9B8D5

HEX#C9B8D5

RGBrgb(201, 184, 213)

HSLhsl(275, 26%, 78%)

HSVhsv(275, 14%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.044 311.4)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9B8D5 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 text11.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9B8D5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9B8D5 Complementary#C4D5B8 Analogous#BBB8D5 Analogous#D5B8D3 Triadic#D5C9B8 Triadic#B8D5C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9B8D5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1C2DB #D8CCE1 #DFD5E6 #E4DCEA #EBE5F0 #F3EFF6

Shades

#AE95C1 #9675AE #7A5794 #604474 #432F50 #281C30

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