#cb9dcd

Color #cb9dcd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cb9dcd

RGB

rgb(203, 157, 205)

HSL

hsl(297.5, 32.4%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.5, 23.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.33, 25.24, -17.98)

LCH

lch(70.33, 30.99, 324.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0846, 325.01)

HWB

hwb(297.5, 61.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fcd9d

Analogous

#b39dcd

#cb9dcd

#cd9db7

Triadic

#cb9dcd

#cdcb9d

#9dcdcb

Split-complementary

#cb9dcd

#b7cd9d

#9dcdb3

Tetradic

#cb9dcd

#cd9d9f

#9fcd9d

#9dcdcb

Square

#cb9dcd

#cdb39d

#9fcd9d

#9db7cd

Shades

Color #cb9dcd mixed toward black.

#b675b9

#9d52a0

#753d78

#4e2950

#271428

Tints

Color #cb9dcd mixed toward white.

#d4add5

#dcbede

#e5cee6

#eedeee

#f6eff7

Tones

Color #cb9dcd mixed toward gray.

#c7a1c9

#c4a5c5

#c0a9c1

#bcadbd

#b9b1b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c3 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#bbbfc0 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#c9bab8 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cb9dcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb9dcd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#cb9dcd (#cb9dcd) is rgb(203, 157, 205) in RGB.

No, #cb9dcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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