#ccb9e6

Color #ccb9e6

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ccb9e6

RGB

rgb(204, 185, 230)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 47.4%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 19.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(78.02, 15.22, -19.97)

LCH

lch(78.02, 25.11, 307.31)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.0655, 304.18)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 72.5%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3e6b9

Analogous

#b9bde6

#ccb9e6

#e3b9e6

Triadic

#ccb9e6

#e6ccb9

#b9e6cc

Split-complementary

#ccb9e6

#e6e3b9

#bde6b9

Tetradic

#ccb9e6

#e6b9d3

#d3e6b9

#b9e6cc

Square

#ccb9e6

#e6b9bd

#d3e6b9

#b9e6e3

Shades

Color #ccb9e6 mixed toward black.

#a786d4

#8253c2

#603799

#402466

#201233

Tints

Color #ccb9e6 mixed toward white.

#d5c5ea

#ddd0ee

#e6dcf3

#eee8f7

#f7f3fb

Tones

Color #ccb9e6 mixed toward gray.

#cdbde2

#cdc1df

#cec4db

#cec8d7

#cfccd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4dc · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#c5c7da · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#cbd4d2 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ccb9e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccb9e6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#ccb9e6 (#ccb9e6) is rgb(204, 185, 230) in RGB.

No, #ccb9e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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