#cba6e5

Color #cba6e5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.78 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cba6e5

RGB

rgb(203, 166, 229)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 54.8%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 27.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 27.5%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(73.3, 25.07, -26.62)

LCH

lch(73.3, 36.57, 313.28)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0962, 310.91)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 65.1%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0e5a6

Analogous

#aca6e5

#cba6e5

#e5a6e0

Triadic

#cba6e5

#e5cba6

#a6e5cb

Split-complementary

#cba6e5

#e0e5a6

#a6e5ac

Tetradic

#cba6e5

#e5a6c0

#c0e5a6

#a6e5cb

Square

#cba6e5

#e5aca6

#c0e5a6

#a6e0e5

Shades

Color #cba6e5 mixed toward black.

#ad73d6

#8f40c7

#6c2d99

#481e66

#240f33

Tints

Color #cba6e5 mixed toward white.

#d4b5e9

#dcc4ee

#e5d3f2

#eee1f6

#f6f0fb

Tones

Color #cba6e5 mixed toward gray.

#caabe0

#c9b1db

#c8b6d5

#c7bbd0

#c7c0cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcd8 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#bec1d5 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#c9cdca · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cba6e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cba6e5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cba6e5 (#cba6e5) is rgb(203, 166, 229) in RGB.

No, #cba6e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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