#ccb8e6

Color #ccb8e6

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.63 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ccb8e6

RGB

rgb(204, 184, 230)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 47.9%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 20%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 20%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(77.78, 15.77, -20.34)

LCH

lch(77.78, 25.74, 307.79)

OKLCH

oklch(81.4%, 0.0671, 304.68)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 72.2%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2e6b8

Analogous

#b8bbe6

#ccb8e6

#e3b8e6

Triadic

#ccb8e6

#e6ccb8

#b8e6cc

Split-complementary

#ccb8e6

#e6e3b8

#bbe6b8

Tetradic

#ccb8e6

#e6b8d2

#d2e6b8

#b8e6cc

Square

#ccb8e6

#e6b8bb

#d2e6b8

#b8e6e3

Shades

Color #ccb8e6 mixed toward black.

#a785d4

#8352c2

#613699

#412466

#201233

Tints

Color #ccb8e6 mixed toward white.

#d5c4ea

#ddd0ee

#e6dcf3

#eee7f7

#f7f3fb

Tones

Color #ccb8e6 mixed toward gray.

#cdbce2

#cdc0de

#cec4db

#cec7d7

#cfcbd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c3dc · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#c5c6da · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#cbd4d2 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ccb8e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccb8e6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ccb8e6 (#ccb8e6) is rgb(204, 184, 230) in RGB.

No, #ccb8e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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