#cdc9de

Color #cdc9de

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#cdc9de

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 222)

HSL

hsl(251.4, 24.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.4, 9.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(81.85, 5.34, -9.9)

LCH

lch(81.85, 11.25, 298.34)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0292, 294.46)

HWB

hwb(251.4, 78.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dadec9

Analogous

#c9cfde

#cdc9de

#d7c9de

Triadic

#cdc9de

#decdc9

#c9decd

Split-complementary

#cdc9de

#ded7c9

#cfdec9

Tetradic

#cdc9de

#dec9da

#dadec9

#c9decd

Square

#cdc9de

#dec9cf

#dadec9

#c9ded7

Shades

Color #cdc9de mixed toward black.

#a49dc3

#7c71a8

#5a5083

#3c3557

#1e1b2c

Tints

Color #cdc9de mixed toward white.

#d5d2e3

#dedbe9

#e6e4ee

#eeedf4

#f7f6f9

Tones

Color #cdc9de mixed toward gray.

#cecbdc

#cfccda

#d0ced9

#d1d0d7

#d2d2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd9 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#ccccd8 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#cdd5d4 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9de]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cdc9de (#cdc9de) is rgb(205, 201, 222) in RGB.

No, #cdc9de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #cdc9de, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast