#cd9eee

Color #cd9eee

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9eee

RGB

rgb(205, 158, 238)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 70.2%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 33.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 33.6%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(71.96, 31.95, -33.57)

LCH

lch(71.96, 46.34, 313.58)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.1216, 310.63)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 62%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfee9e

Analogous

#a59eee

#cd9eee

#ee9ee7

Triadic

#cd9eee

#eecd9e

#9eeecd

Split-complementary

#cd9eee

#e7ee9e

#9eeea5

Tetradic

#cd9eee

#ee9ebf

#bfee9e

#9eeecd

Square

#cd9eee

#eea59e

#bfee9e

#9ee7ee

Shades

Color #cd9eee mixed toward black.

#b066e4

#932eda

#6f1da8

#4a1470

#250a38

Tints

Color #cd9eee mixed toward white.

#d5aef1

#debef4

#e6cef6

#eedff9

#f7effc

Tones

Color #cd9eee mixed toward gray.

#cca4e7

#cbabe1

#c9b2da

#c8b9d3

#c7bfcd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbade · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#bdc0da · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#cbd0cd · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9eee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9eee]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cd9eee (#cd9eee) is rgb(205, 158, 238) in RGB.

No, #cd9eee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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