#cc9ddb

Color #cc9ddb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9ddb

RGB

rgb(204, 157, 219)

HSL

hsl(285.5, 46.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.5, 28.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(70.92, 28.29, -24.79)

LCH

lch(70.92, 37.61, 318.77)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.1005, 317.82)

HWB

hwb(285.5, 61.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acdb9d

Analogous

#ad9ddb

#cc9ddb

#db9dcb

Triadic

#cc9ddb

#dbcc9d

#9ddbcc

Split-complementary

#cc9ddb

#cbdb9d

#9ddbad

Tetradic

#cc9ddb

#db9dac

#acdb9d

#9ddbcc

Square

#cc9ddb

#dbad9d

#acdb9d

#9dcbdb

Shades

Color #cc9ddb mixed toward black.

#b46fca

#9b43b7

#743289

#4e225c

#27112e

Tints

Color #cc9ddb mixed toward white.

#d4ade1

#ddbee7

#e5ceed

#eedef3

#f6eff9

Tones

Color #cc9ddb mixed toward gray.

#c9a2d6

#c7a7d1

#c4accb

#c1b2c6

#bfb7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9ce · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbfcb · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#cac3c1 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9ddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9ddb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#cc9ddb (#cc9ddb) is rgb(204, 157, 219) in RGB.

No, #cc9ddb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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