#cd9ded

Color #cd9ded

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9ded

RGB

rgb(205, 157, 237)

HSL

hsl(276, 69%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 33.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 33.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(71.7, 32.29, -33.44)

LCH

lch(71.7, 46.49, 314)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.1222, 311.15)

HWB

hwb(276, 61.6%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bded9d

Analogous

#a59ded

#cd9ded

#ed9de5

Triadic

#cd9ded

#edcd9d

#9dedcd

Split-complementary

#cd9ded

#e5ed9d

#9deda5

Tetradic

#cd9ded

#ed9dbd

#bded9d

#9dedcd

Square

#cd9ded

#eda59d

#bded9d

#9de5ed

Shades

Color #cd9ded mixed toward black.

#b166e3

#942ed9

#701fa7

#4b146f

#250a38

Tints

Color #cd9ded mixed toward white.

#d5adf0

#debef3

#e6cef6

#eedef9

#f7effc

Tones

Color #cd9ded mixed toward gray.

#cca4e6

#caaae0

#c9b1d9

#c8b8d2

#c6becc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babadd · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#bdc0d9 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#cbcfcc · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9ded;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9ded]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cd9ded (#cd9ded) is rgb(205, 157, 237) in RGB.

No, #cd9ded is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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