#cb8df5

Color #cb8df5

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Violet #ee82ee · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cb8df5

RGB

rgb(203, 141, 245)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 83.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 42.4%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 42.4%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(68.27, 42.09, -43.17)

LCH

lch(68.27, 60.29, 314.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.1576, 310.52)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 55.3%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7f58d

Analogous

#978df5

#cb8df5

#f58deb

Triadic

#cb8df5

#f5cb8d

#8df5cb

Split-complementary

#cb8df5

#ebf58d

#8df597

Tetradic

#cb8df5

#f58db7

#b7f58d

#8df5cb

Square

#cb8df5

#f5978d

#b7f58d

#8debf5

Shades

Color #cb8df5 mixed toward black.

#b052f0

#9517eb

#7010b1

#4b0a76

#25053b

Tints

Color #cb8df5 mixed toward white.

#d4a0f7

#dcb3f8

#e5c6fa

#eed9fc

#f6ecfd

Tones

Color #cb8df5 mixed toward gray.

#c996ec

#c89ee4

#c6a7db

#c4b0d2

#c3b8ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b3e1 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#b7bbdc · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#c8d0cc · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 25.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cb8df5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb8df5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cb8df5 (#cb8df5) is rgb(203, 141, 245) in RGB.

No, #cb8df5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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