#cd9ed7

Color #cd9ed7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9ed7

RGB

rgb(205, 158, 215)

HSL

hsl(289.5, 41.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.5, 26.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(71.1, 27.28, -22.3)

LCH

lch(71.1, 35.23, 320.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0948, 320.35)

HWB

hwb(289.5, 62%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8d79e

Analogous

#b09ed7

#cd9ed7

#d79ec4

Triadic

#cd9ed7

#d7cd9e

#9ed7cd

Split-complementary

#cd9ed7

#c4d79e

#9ed7b0

Tetradic

#cd9ed7

#d79ea8

#a8d79e

#9ed7cd

Square

#cd9ed7

#d7b09e

#a8d79e

#9ec4d7

Shades

Color #cd9ed7 mixed toward black.

#b672c5

#9e49b0

#763684

#4f2458

#27122c

Tints

Color #cd9ed7 mixed toward white.

#d5aede

#debee4

#e6ceeb

#eedff2

#f7eff8

Tones

Color #cd9ed7 mixed toward gray.

#caa3d2

#c7a7cd

#c4acc9

#c1b1c4

#bdb6bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbacb · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#bdc0c8 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#cbc1bf · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9ed7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9ed7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#cd9ed7 (#cd9ed7) is rgb(205, 158, 215) in RGB.

No, #cd9ed7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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