#cc8de3

Color #cc8de3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cc8de3

RGB

rgb(204, 141, 227)

HSL

hsl(284, 60.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 37.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 37.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(67.6, 38.62, -34.31)

LCH

lch(67.6, 51.66, 318.38)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1374, 316.68)

HWB

hwb(284, 55.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4e38d

Analogous

#a18de3

#cc8de3

#e38dcf

Triadic

#cc8de3

#e3cc8d

#8de3cc

Split-complementary

#cc8de3

#cfe38d

#8de3a1

Tetradic

#cc8de3

#e38da4

#a4e38d

#8de3cc

Square

#cc8de3

#e3a18d

#a4e38d

#8dcfe3

Shades

Color #cc8de3 mixed toward black.

#b65cd7

#9d30c5

#762494

#4f1863

#270c31

Tints

Color #cc8de3 mixed toward white.

#d5a0e8

#ddb3ec

#e6c6f1

#eed9f6

#f7ecfa

Tones

Color #cc8de3 mixed toward gray.

#c994dc

#c59bd5

#c2a3ce

#bfaac6

#bbb1bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4d2 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#b8bcce · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#c9c4c0 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc8de3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc8de3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cc8de3 (#cc8de3) is rgb(204, 141, 227) in RGB.

No, #cc8de3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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