#cca8df

Color #cca8df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cca8df

RGB

rgb(204, 168, 223)

HSL

hsl(279.3, 46.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.3, 24.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 23.07, -22.8)

LCH

lch(73.66, 32.44, 315.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0859, 313.77)

HWB

hwb(279.3, 65.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbdfa8

Analogous

#b1a8df

#cca8df

#dfa8d7

Triadic

#cca8df

#dfcca8

#a8dfcc

Split-complementary

#cca8df

#d7dfa8

#a8dfb1

Tetradic

#cca8df

#dfa8bb

#bbdfa8

#a8dfcc

Square

#cca8df

#dfb1a8

#bbdfa8

#a8d7df

Shades

Color #cca8df mixed toward black.

#b078cd

#9449bc

#70358f

#4b235f

#251230

Tints

Color #cca8df mixed toward white.

#d5b7e4

#ddc5ea

#e6d4ef

#eee2f4

#f7f1fa

Tones

Color #cca8df mixed toward gray.

#cbadda

#c9b1d6

#c8b6d1

#c6bacd

#c5bfc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebdd3 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#c0c2d0 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#cacac7 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cca8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cca8df]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cca8df (#cca8df) is rgb(204, 168, 223) in RGB.

No, #cca8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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