#cdb8ff

Color #cdb8ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cdb8ff

RGB

rgb(205, 184, 255)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(78.74, 21.42, -32.3)

LCH

lch(78.74, 38.76, 303.55)

OKLCH

oklch(82.5%, 0.1004, 297.71)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 72.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eaffb8

Analogous

#b8c7ff

#cdb8ff

#f0b8ff

Triadic

#cdb8ff

#ffcdb8

#b8ffcd

Split-complementary

#cdb8ff

#fff0b8

#c7ffb8

Tetradic

#cdb8ff

#ffb8ea

#eaffb8

#b8ffcd

Square

#cdb8ff

#ffb8c7

#eaffb8

#b8fff0

Shades

Color #cdb8ff mixed toward black.

#996fff

#6626ff

#4100dc

#2b0092

#160049

Tints

Color #cdb8ff mixed toward white.

#d5c4ff

#ded0ff

#e6dcff

#eee7ff

#f7f3ff

Tones

Color #cdb8ff mixed toward gray.

#cfbef9

#d2c4f3

#d4caed

#d7d0e7

#d9d6e1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4f0 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#c5c7ed · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#cce4e1 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdb8ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdb8ff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#cdb8ff (#cdb8ff) is rgb(205, 184, 255) in RGB.

No, #cdb8ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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