#cdc5ef

Color #cdc5ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc5ef

RGB

rgb(205, 197, 239)

HSL

hsl(251.4, 56.8%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.4, 17.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(81.37, 10.93, -19.72)

LCH

lch(81.37, 22.55, 299)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0586, 293.85)

HWB

hwb(251.4, 77.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7efc5

Analogous

#c5d2ef

#cdc5ef

#e2c5ef

Triadic

#cdc5ef

#efcdc5

#c5efcd

Split-complementary

#cdc5ef

#efe2c5

#d2efc5

Tetradic

#cdc5ef

#efc5e7

#e7efc5

#c5efcd

Square

#cdc5ef

#efc5d2

#e7efc5

#c5efe2

Shades

Color #cdc5ef mixed toward black.

#9c8cdf

#6b53d0

#472fab

#2f1f72

#181039

Tints

Color #cdc5ef mixed toward white.

#d5cff2

#ded8f4

#e6e2f7

#eeecfa

#f7f5fc

Tones

Color #cdc5ef mixed toward gray.

#cfc9ec

#d1cce8

#d4d0e5

#d6d3e1

#d8d7de

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae6 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#cacbe3 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#cddedc · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc5ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc5ef]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cdc5ef (#cdc5ef) is rgb(205, 197, 239) in RGB.

No, #cdc5ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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