#cd96dc

Color #cd96dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cd96dc

RGB

rgb(205, 150, 220)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 50%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 31.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(69.44, 32.64, -27.6)

LCH

lch(69.44, 42.74, 319.78)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.1145, 318.89)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 58.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5dc96

Analogous

#aa96dc

#cd96dc

#dc96c8

Triadic

#cd96dc

#dccd96

#96dccd

Split-complementary

#cd96dc

#c8dc96

#96dcaa

Tetradic

#cd96dc

#dc96a5

#a5dc96

#96dccd

Square

#cd96dc

#dcaa96

#a5dc96

#96c8dc

Shades

Color #cd96dc mixed toward black.

#b768cd

#9e3eb9

#772e8b

#4f1f5c

#280f2e

Tints

Color #cd96dc mixed toward white.

#d5a7e2

#deb9e8

#e6caed

#eedcf3

#f7edf9

Tones

Color #cd96dc mixed toward gray.

#ca9cd6

#c6a2d0

#c3a7ca

#c0adc5

#bcb3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b7ce · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbfca · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#cbc2bf · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd96dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd96dc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#cd96dc (#cd96dc) is rgb(205, 150, 220) in RGB.

No, #cd96dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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