#cdc9e7

Color #cdc9e7

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc9e7

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 231)

HSL

hsl(248, 38.5%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 13%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 13%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(82.12, 7.13, -14.31)

LCH

lch(82.12, 15.99, 296.48)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.0415, 291.62)

HWB

hwb(248, 78.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3e7c9

Analogous

#c9d4e7

#cdc9e7

#dcc9e7

Triadic

#cdc9e7

#e7cdc9

#c9e7cd

Split-complementary

#cdc9e7

#e7dcc9

#d4e7c9

Tetradic

#cdc9e7

#e7c9e3

#e3e7c9

#c9e7cd

Square

#cdc9e7

#e7c9d4

#e3e7c9

#c9e7dc

Shades

Color #cdc9e7 mixed toward black.

#9f97d1

#7165bb

#4e4296

#342c64

#1a1632

Tints

Color #cdc9e7 mixed toward white.

#d5d2eb

#dedbef

#e6e4f3

#eeedf7

#f7f6fb

Tones

Color #cdc9e7 mixed toward gray.

#cfcbe5

#d1cee2

#d2d0df

#d4d3dd

#d6d5da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbe0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#ccccdf · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#cddbd9 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9e7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#cdc9e7 (#cdc9e7) is rgb(205, 201, 231) in RGB.

No, #cdc9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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