#cdc8e3

Color #cdc8e3

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc8e3

RGB

rgb(205, 200, 227)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 32.5%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 11.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(81.75, 6.86, -12.74)

LCH

lch(81.75, 14.47, 298.3)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.0376, 294.04)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 78.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee3c8

Analogous

#c8d0e3

#cdc8e3

#dac8e3

Triadic

#cdc8e3

#e3cdc8

#c8e3cd

Split-complementary

#cdc8e3

#e3dac8

#d0e3c8

Tetradic

#cdc8e3

#e3c8de

#dee3c8

#c8e3cd

Square

#cdc8e3

#e3c8d0

#dee3c8

#c8e3da

Shades

Color #cdc8e3 mixed toward black.

#a299cb

#776ab3

#55488d

#39305e

#1c182f

Tints

Color #cdc8e3 mixed toward white.

#d5d1e8

#dedaec

#e6e3f1

#eeedf6

#f7f6fa

Tones

Color #cdc8e3 mixed toward gray.

#cecae1

#d0ccde

#d1cfdc

#d3d1da

#d4d3d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbdd · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#cbccdb · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#cdd8d7 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc8e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc8e3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cdc8e3 (#cdc8e3) is rgb(205, 200, 227) in RGB.

No, #cdc8e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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