#cdc9e3

Color #cdc9e3

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc9e3

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 227)

HSL

hsl(249.2, 31.7%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.2, 11.5%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 11.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(82, 6.33, -12.36)

LCH

lch(82, 13.89, 297.12)

OKLCH

oklch(84.7%, 0.0361, 292.66)

HWB

hwb(249.2, 78.8%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfe3c9

Analogous

#c9d2e3

#cdc9e3

#dac9e3

Triadic

#cdc9e3

#e3cdc9

#c9e3cd

Split-complementary

#cdc9e3

#e3dac9

#d2e3c9

Tetradic

#cdc9e3

#e3c9df

#dfe3c9

#c9e3cd

Square

#cdc9e3

#e3c9d2

#dfe3c9

#c9e3da

Shades

Color #cdc9e3 mixed toward black.

#a19acb

#766bb2

#53498d

#38315e

#1c182f

Tints

Color #cdc9e3 mixed toward white.

#d5d2e8

#dedbec

#e6e4f1

#eeedf6

#f7f6fa

Tones

Color #cdc9e3 mixed toward gray.

#cecbe1

#d0cddf

#d1cfdc

#d3d2da

#d4d4d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbdd · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#ccccdc · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#cdd8d7 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9e3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#cdc9e3 (#cdc9e3) is rgb(205, 201, 227) in RGB.

No, #cdc9e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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