#cdc5ec

Color #cdc5ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc5ec

RGB

rgb(205, 197, 236)

HSL

hsl(252.3, 50.6%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.3, 16.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(81.27, 10.3, -18.26)

LCH

lch(81.27, 20.96, 299.43)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0545, 294.64)

HWB

hwb(252.3, 77.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ecc5

Analogous

#c5d1ec

#cdc5ec

#e0c5ec

Triadic

#cdc5ec

#eccdc5

#c5eccd

Split-complementary

#cdc5ec

#ece0c5

#d1ecc5

Tetradic

#cdc5ec

#ecc5e4

#e4ecc5

#c5eccd

Square

#cdc5ec

#ecc5d1

#e4ecc5

#c5ece0

Shades

Color #cdc5ec mixed toward black.

#9e8fda

#6f58c8

#4c35a3

#33246d

#191236

Tints

Color #cdc5ec mixed toward white.

#d5cfef

#ded8f2

#e6e2f5

#eeecf9

#f7f5fc

Tones

Color #cdc5ec mixed toward gray.

#cfc8e9

#d1cce5

#d3cfe2

#d5d2df

#d7d5dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae3 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#cacbe1 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#cddcdb · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc5ec]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cdc5ec (#cdc5ec) is rgb(205, 197, 236) in RGB.

No, #cdc5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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