#cdced9

Color #cdced9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cdced9

RGB

rgb(205, 206, 217)

HSL

hsl(235, 13.6%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 5.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 5.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(82.98, 1.72, -5.56)

LCH

lch(82.98, 5.82, 287.19)

OKLCH

oklch(85.4%, 0.0151, 281.83)

HWB

hwb(235, 80.4%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d8cd

Analogous

#cdd4d9

#cdced9

#d2cdd9

Triadic

#cdced9

#d9cdce

#ced9cd

Split-complementary

#cdced9

#d9d2cd

#d4d9cd

Tetradic

#cdced9

#d8cdd9

#d9d8cd

#ced9cd

Square

#cdced9

#d9cdd4

#d9d8cd

#cdd9d2

Shades

Color #cdced9 mixed toward black.

#a5a7bb

#7d809c

#5b5d78

#3d3e50

#1e1f28

Tints

Color #cdced9 mixed toward white.

#d5d6df

#dedee6

#e6e6ec

#eeeff2

#f7f7f9

Tones

Color #cdced9 mixed toward gray.

#cecfd8

#cfd0d7

#d0d0d6

#d1d1d5

#d2d2d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdd6 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#cdcdd6 · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#cdd4d4 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdced9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdced9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#cdced9 (#cdced9) is rgb(205, 206, 217) in RGB.

No, #cdced9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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