#cdc5ed

Color #cdc5ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc5ed

RGB

rgb(205, 197, 237)

HSL

hsl(252, 52.6%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 16.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(81.31, 10.51, -18.75)

LCH

lch(81.31, 21.49, 299.27)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0559, 294.32)

HWB

hwb(252, 77.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5edc5

Analogous

#c5d1ed

#cdc5ed

#e1c5ed

Triadic

#cdc5ed

#edcdc5

#c5edcd

Split-complementary

#cdc5ed

#ede1c5

#d1edc5

Tetradic

#cdc5ed

#edc5e5

#e5edc5

#c5edcd

Square

#cdc5ed

#edc5d1

#e5edc5

#c5ede1

Shades

Color #cdc5ed mixed toward black.

#9d8edc

#6e57cb

#4a33a6

#32226e

#191137

Tints

Color #cdc5ed mixed toward white.

#d5cff0

#ded8f3

#e6e2f6

#eeecf9

#f7f5fc

Tones

Color #cdc5ed mixed toward gray.

#cfc8ea

#d1cce6

#d3cfe3

#d5d2e0

#d7d6dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae4 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#cacbe2 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#cddddb · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc5ed]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cdc5ed (#cdc5ed) is rgb(205, 197, 237) in RGB.

No, #cdc5ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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