#cc9ddc

Color #cc9ddc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9ddc

RGB

rgb(204, 157, 220)

HSL

hsl(284.8, 47.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.8, 28.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 28.6%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.95, 28.49, -25.28)

LCH

lch(70.95, 38.09, 318.42)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.1017, 317.35)

HWB

hwb(284.8, 61.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#addc9d

Analogous

#ac9ddc

#cc9ddc

#dc9dcc

Triadic

#cc9ddc

#dccc9d

#9ddccc

Split-complementary

#cc9ddc

#ccdc9d

#9ddcac

Tetradic

#cc9ddc

#dc9dad

#addc9d

#9ddccc

Square

#cc9ddc

#dcac9d

#addc9d

#9dccdc

Shades

Color #cc9ddc mixed toward black.

#b46fcb

#9b42b9

#74328b

#4e215d

#27112e

Tints

Color #cc9ddc mixed toward white.

#d5ade2

#ddbee8

#e6ceed

#eedef3

#f7eff9

Tones

Color #cc9ddc mixed toward gray.

#c9a2d7

#c7a7d1

#c4adcc

#c2b2c7

#bfb7c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9cf · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#bcbfcc · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#cac4c1 · ΔE 23.6

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: #cc9ddc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9ddc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cc9ddc (#cc9ddc) is rgb(204, 157, 220) in RGB.

No, #cc9ddc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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