#cbc3e9

Color #cbc3e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc3e9

RGB

rgb(203, 195, 233)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 46.3%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 16.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 16.3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(80.52, 10.12, -17.81)

LCH

lch(80.52, 20.48, 299.61)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0532, 294.88)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 76.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e9c3

Analogous

#c3cee9

#cbc3e9

#dec3e9

Triadic

#cbc3e9

#e9cbc3

#c3e9cb

Split-complementary

#cbc3e9

#e9dec3

#cee9c3

Tetradic

#cbc3e9

#e9c3e1

#e1e9c3

#c3e9cb

Square

#cbc3e9

#e9c3ce

#e1e9c3

#c3e9de

Shades

Color #cbc3e9 mixed toward black.

#9e8fd6

#705bc3

#4e399d

#342668

#1a1334

Tints

Color #cbc3e9 mixed toward white.

#d4cded

#dcd7f0

#e5e1f4

#eeebf8

#f6f5fb

Tones

Color #cbc3e9 mixed toward gray.

#cdc6e6

#cfc9e3

#d0ccdf

#d2d0dc

#d4d3d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8e1 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#c8c9de · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#cbdad8 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc3e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc3e9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cbc3e9 (#cbc3e9) is rgb(203, 195, 233) in RGB.

No, #cbc3e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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