#cd9dd9

Color #cd9dd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9dd9

RGB

rgb(205, 157, 217)

HSL

hsl(288, 44.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 27.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(70.94, 28.22, -23.64)

LCH

lch(70.94, 36.81, 320.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0988, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 61.6%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9d99d

Analogous

#af9dd9

#cd9dd9

#d99dc7

Triadic

#cd9dd9

#d9cd9d

#9dd9cd

Split-complementary

#cd9dd9

#c7d99d

#9dd9af

Tetradic

#cd9dd9

#d99da9

#a9d99d

#9dd9cd

Square

#cd9dd9

#d9af9d

#a9d99d

#9dc7d9

Shades

Color #cd9dd9 mixed toward black.

#b670c8

#9e46b4

#763487

#4f235a

#27112d

Tints

Color #cd9dd9 mixed toward white.

#d5addf

#debee6

#e6ceec

#eedef2

#f7eff9

Tones

Color #cd9dd9 mixed toward gray.

#caa2d4

#c7a7cf

#c4acca

#c1b1c5

#beb6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacd · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#bdc0c9 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#cbc2c0 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9dd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9dd9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#cd9dd9 (#cd9dd9) is rgb(205, 157, 217) in RGB.

No, #cd9dd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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