#cd9eec

Color #cd9eec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9eec

RGB

rgb(205, 158, 236)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 33.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(71.89, 31.53, -32.6)

LCH

lch(71.89, 45.35, 314.04)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.1193, 311.29)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 62%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdec9e

Analogous

#a69eec

#cd9eec

#ec9ee4

Triadic

#cd9eec

#eccd9e

#9eeccd

Split-complementary

#cd9eec

#e4ec9e

#9eeca6

Tetradic

#cd9eec

#ec9ebd

#bdec9e

#9eeccd

Square

#cd9eec

#eca69e

#bdec9e

#9ee4ec

Shades

Color #cd9eec mixed toward black.

#b167e1

#9530d6

#7020a5

#4b166e

#250b37

Tints

Color #cd9eec mixed toward white.

#d5aeef

#debef2

#e6cff6

#eedff9

#f7effc

Tones

Color #cd9eec mixed toward gray.

#cca5e6

#caabdf

#c9b2d9

#c8b8d2

#c6bfcc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbadc · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#bdc0d8 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#cbcfcc · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9eec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9eec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cd9eec (#cd9eec) is rgb(205, 158, 236) in RGB.

No, #cd9eec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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