#cca5eb

Color #cca5eb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cca5eb

RGB

rgb(204, 165, 235)

HSL

hsl(273.4, 63.6%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.4, 29.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(73.38, 27.19, -29.76)

LCH

lch(73.38, 40.31, 312.42)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.1057, 309.47)

HWB

hwb(273.4, 64.7%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4eba5

Analogous

#a9a5eb

#cca5eb

#eba5e7

Triadic

#cca5eb

#ebcca5

#a5ebcc

Split-complementary

#cca5eb

#e7eba5

#a5eba9

Tetradic

#cca5eb

#eba5c4

#c4eba5

#a5ebcc

Square

#cca5eb

#eba9a5

#c4eba5

#a5e7eb

Shades

Color #cca5eb mixed toward black.

#ad6edf

#8e38d3

#6b24a4

#47186d

#240c37

Tints

Color #cca5eb mixed toward white.

#d4b4ee

#ddc3f2

#e5d2f5

#eee1f8

#f6f0fc

Tones

Color #cca5eb mixed toward gray.

#cbabe5

#cbb1df

#cab6d9

#c9bcd4

#c9c2ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcdd · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#bfc1d9 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#cad0ce · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cca5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cca5eb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#cca5eb (#cca5eb) is rgb(204, 165, 235) in RGB.

No, #cca5eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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