#cb9deb

Color #cb9deb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cb9deb

RGB

rgb(203, 157, 235)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 66.1%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 33.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(71.43, 31.26, -32.78)

LCH

lch(71.43, 45.3, 313.64)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.1189, 310.74)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 61.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdeb9d

Analogous

#a49deb

#cb9deb

#eb9de4

Triadic

#cb9deb

#ebcb9d

#9debcb

Split-complementary

#cb9deb

#e4eb9d

#9deba4

Tetradic

#cb9deb

#eb9dbd

#bdeb9d

#9debcb

Square

#cb9deb

#eba49d

#bdeb9d

#9de4eb

Shades

Color #cb9deb mixed toward black.

#ae67e0

#9231d5

#6e21a3

#49166d

#250b36

Tints

Color #cb9deb mixed toward white.

#d4adee

#dcbef2

#e5cef5

#eedef8

#f6effc

Tones

Color #cb9deb mixed toward gray.

#caa4e5

#c9aade

#c8b1d8

#c6b7d1

#c5becb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9db · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#bbbfd7 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#c9cecb · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cb9deb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb9deb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cb9deb (#cb9deb) is rgb(203, 157, 235) in RGB.

No, #cb9deb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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