#cd9cff

Color #cd9cff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9cff

RGB

rgb(205, 156, 255)

HSL

hsl(269.7, 100%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.7, 38.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(72.21, 36.71, -42.43)

LCH

lch(72.21, 56.11, 310.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.1456, 306.06)

HWB

hwb(269.7, 61.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceff9c

Analogous

#9c9dff

#cd9cff

#ff9cff

Triadic

#cd9cff

#ffcd9c

#9cffcd

Split-complementary

#cd9cff

#ffff9c

#9dff9c

Tetradic

#cd9cff

#ff9cce

#ceff9c

#9cffcd

Square

#cd9cff

#ff9c9d

#ceff9c

#9cffff

Shades

Color #cd9cff mixed toward black.

#aa58ff

#8813ff

#6600ce

#440089

#220045

Tints

Color #cd9cff mixed toward white.

#d5adff

#debdff

#e6ceff

#eedeff

#f7efff

Tones

Color #cd9cff mixed toward gray.

#cda4f7

#cdadef

#cdb5e6

#cdbdde

#cdc5d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9ec · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#bdc0e7 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#cbdbd7 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9cff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9cff]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#cd9cff (#cd9cff) is rgb(205, 156, 255) in RGB.

No, #cd9cff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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