#cbb2e5

Color #cbb2e5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cbb2e5

RGB

rgb(203, 178, 229)

HSL

hsl(269.4, 49.5%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.4, 22.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(76.19, 18.51, -22.21)

LCH

lch(76.19, 28.91, 309.81)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.0756, 306.99)

HWB

hwb(269.4, 69.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cce5b2

Analogous

#b2b3e5

#cbb2e5

#e4b2e5

Triadic

#cbb2e5

#e5cbb2

#b2e5cb

Split-complementary

#cbb2e5

#e5e4b2

#b3e5b2

Tetradic

#cbb2e5

#e5b2cc

#cce5b2

#b2e5cb

Square

#cbb2e5

#e5b2b3

#cce5b2

#b2e5e4

Shades

Color #cbb2e5 mixed toward black.

#a97fd4

#864dc3

#653398

#432265

#221133

Tints

Color #cbb2e5 mixed toward white.

#d4bfe9

#dcccee

#e5d8f2

#eee5f6

#f6f2fb

Tones

Color #cbb2e5 mixed toward gray.

#cbb6e1

#cbbadc

#cbbfd8

#cbc3d4

#cbc7d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c0da · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#c2c4d7 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#cad1cf · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cbb2e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbb2e5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#cbb2e5 (#cbb2e5) is rgb(203, 178, 229) in RGB.

No, #cbb2e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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