#C7BDCA

Accessibility

AAA

11.56:1

Vs white / black

1.82:1 · 11.56:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c7bdca

RGB

rgb(199, 189, 202)

RGBA

rgba(199, 189, 202, 1)

HSL

hsl(286, 11%, 77%)

HSLA

hsla(286, 11%, 77%, 1)

HSV

hsv(286, 6%, 79%)

LAB

lab(77.76% 5.88 -5.27)

LCH

lch(77.76% 7.9 318.13)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8105 0.0158 -0.014)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8105 0.0211 318.46)

XYZ

xyz(52.41, 52.80, 63.30)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #c7bdca;

CSS variable

--color-c7bdca: #c7bdca;

SCSS

$color-c7bdca: #c7bdca;

JavaScript

const color = "#c7bdca";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c7bdca";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c7bdca" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c7bdca", "rgb": { "r": 199, "g": 189, "b": 202 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8105 0.0211 318.46)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c7bdca-1: #c7bdca;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-300

Very different · ΔE 8.3 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Very different · ΔE 6.93 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 8.38 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 15.35 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fbf1fe 100eee4f1 200dad0dd 300c3bac6 400a79eaa 5008c828f 600756d78 7005e5661 80048404b 900332c36 9501f1821

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafafb f6f4f6 f1eff2 ece9ed e8e4e9 e3dee5 ded9e0 dad3dc d5ced7 d0c8d3 ccc3ce c7bdca b6adb9 a69ea8 958e98 857e87 746e76 645f65 534f54 423f43 322f33 211f22 111011

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafafb f6f4f6 f1eff2 ece9ed e8e4e9 e3dee5 ded9e0 dad3dc d5ced7 d0c8d3 ccc3ce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b6adb9 a69ea8 958e98 857e87 746e76 645f65 534f54 423f43 322f33 211f22 111011

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c1b8c4 bbb3be b5aeb8 afa9b1 a9a4ab a49fa5 9e999f 989499 928f93 8c8a8c 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C7BDCAStop 1 #C1CBBEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C1BECBStop 1 #C7BDCAStop 2 #CBBEC7Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C7BDCAStop 1 #CBC8BEStop 2 #BECBC8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C7BDCAStop 1 #C7CBBEStop 2 #BECBC1Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#362D39Stop 1 #5E4F63Stop 2 #87718EStop 3 #AB9CB0Stop 4 #CFC6D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c7bdca works

#C7BDCA (#c7bdca) sits in the purple family at about 286° hue, 11% saturation, and 77% lightness. Contrast is 1.82:1 on white and 11.56:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c7bdca as small body text on white — 1.82:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Thistle#D8BFD8 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1

Where #c7bdca works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c7bdca as small body text on white — 1.82:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.