#ceb9e6

Color #ceb9e6

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.96 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ceb9e6

RGB

rgb(206, 185, 230)

HSL

hsl(268, 47.4%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268, 19.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(78.19, 15.87, -19.7)

LCH

lch(78.19, 25.3, 308.85)

OKLCH

oklch(81.8%, 0.0661, 306.14)

HWB

hwb(268, 72.5%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1e6b9

Analogous

#b9bbe6

#ceb9e6

#e5b9e6

Triadic

#ceb9e6

#e6ceb9

#b9e6ce

Split-complementary

#ceb9e6

#e6e5b9

#bbe6b9

Tetradic

#ceb9e6

#e6b9d1

#d1e6b9

#b9e6ce

Square

#ceb9e6

#e6b9bb

#d1e6b9

#b9e6e5

Shades

Color #ceb9e6 mixed toward black.

#aa86d4

#8753c2

#653799

#432466

#221233

Tints

Color #ceb9e6 mixed toward white.

#d6c5ea

#ded0ee

#e7dcf3

#efe8f7

#f7f3fb

Tones

Color #ceb9e6 mixed toward gray.

#cebde2

#cfc1df

#cfc4db

#cfc8d7

#cfccd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5dc · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#c6c8da · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#cdd4d2 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ceb9e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ceb9e6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ceb9e6 (#ceb9e6) is rgb(206, 185, 230) in RGB.

No, #ceb9e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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