#cdc9ff

Color #cdc9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc9ff

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 255)

HSL

hsl(244.4, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.4, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(82.9, 12.21, -25.93)

LCH

lch(82.9, 28.66, 295.21)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.0746, 288.12)

HWB

hwb(244.4, 78.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbffc9

Analogous

#c9e0ff

#cdc9ff

#e8c9ff

Triadic

#cdc9ff

#ffcdc9

#c9ffcd

Split-complementary

#cdc9ff

#ffe8c9

#e0ffc9

Tetradic

#cdc9ff

#ffc9fb

#fbffc9

#c9ffcd

Square

#cdc9ff

#ffc9e0

#fbffc9

#c9ffe8

Shades

Color #cdc9ff mixed toward black.

#867dff

#4031ff

#1100e4

#0b0098

#06004c

Tints

Color #cdc9ff mixed toward white.

#d5d2ff

#dedbff

#e6e4ff

#eeedff

#f7f6ff

Tones

Color #cdc9ff mixed toward gray.

#d1cdfa

#d5d2f6

#d8d6f1

#dcdbed

#e0dfe8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbf3 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#ccccf0 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#cdeae7 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9ff]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#cdc9ff (#cdc9ff) is rgb(205, 201, 255) in RGB.

No, #cdc9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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