#cb9bdc

Color #cb9bdc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 6.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#cb9bdc

RGB

rgb(203, 155, 220)

HSL

hsl(284.3, 48.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.3, 29.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 29.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.39, 29.27, -26.16)

LCH

lch(70.39, 39.26, 318.21)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.1046, 317.05)

HWB

hwb(284.3, 60.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acdc9b

Analogous

#aa9bdc

#cb9bdc

#dc9bcc

Triadic

#cb9bdc

#dccb9b

#9bdccb

Split-complementary

#cb9bdc

#ccdc9b

#9bdcaa

Tetradic

#cb9bdc

#dc9bac

#acdc9b

#9bdccb

Square

#cb9bdc

#dcaa9b

#acdc9b

#9bccdc

Shades

Color #cb9bdc mixed toward black.

#b36dcc

#9a41b9

#73318b

#4d205d

#26102e

Tints

Color #cb9bdc mixed toward white.

#d4ace2

#dcbce8

#e5cded

#eedef3

#f6eef9

Tones

Color #cb9bdc mixed toward gray.

#c8a0d7

#c6a6d1

#c3abcc

#c1b1c6

#beb6c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbecb · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#c9c3c1 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cb9bdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb9bdc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cb9bdc (#cb9bdc) is rgb(203, 155, 220) in RGB.

No, #cb9bdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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