#cbb9ff

Color #cbb9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cbb9ff

RGB

rgb(203, 185, 255)

HSL

hsl(255.4, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.4, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.82, 20.27, -32.19)

LCH

lch(78.82, 38.04, 302.2)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.0986, 295.99)

HWB

hwb(255.4, 72.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edffb9

Analogous

#b9caff

#cbb9ff

#eeb9ff

Triadic

#cbb9ff

#ffcbb9

#b9ffcb

Split-complementary

#cbb9ff

#ffeeb9

#caffb9

Tetradic

#cbb9ff

#ffb9ed

#edffb9

#b9ffcb

Square

#cbb9ff

#ffb9ca

#edffb9

#b9ffee

Shades

Color #cbb9ff mixed toward black.

#9570ff

#5e26ff

#3800dc

#260093

#130049

Tints

Color #cbb9ff mixed toward white.

#d4c5ff

#dcd0ff

#e5dcff

#eee8ff

#f6f3ff

Tones

Color #cbb9ff mixed toward gray.

#cebff9

#d1c5f3

#d4cbee

#d6d0e8

#d9d6e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3f0 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#c5c6ed · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#cae4e1 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbb9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbb9ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#cbb9ff (#cbb9ff) is rgb(203, 185, 255) in RGB.

No, #cbb9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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