#cec5ef

Color #cec5ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#cec5ef

RGB

rgb(206, 197, 239)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 56.8%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 17.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(81.45, 11.24, -19.6)

LCH

lch(81.45, 22.59, 299.83)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0587, 294.9)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 77.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6efc5

Analogous

#c5d1ef

#cec5ef

#e3c5ef

Triadic

#cec5ef

#efcec5

#c5efce

Split-complementary

#cec5ef

#efe3c5

#d1efc5

Tetradic

#cec5ef

#efc5e6

#e6efc5

#c5efce

Square

#cec5ef

#efc5d1

#e6efc5

#c5efe3

Shades

Color #cec5ef mixed toward black.

#9e8cdf

#6e53d0

#4a2fab

#311f72

#191039

Tints

Color #cec5ef mixed toward white.

#d6cff2

#ded8f4

#e7e2f7

#efecfa

#f7f5fc

Tones

Color #cec5ef mixed toward gray.

#d0c9ec

#d2cce8

#d4d0e5

#d6d3e1

#d8d7de

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae6 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#cbcbe3 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#cededc · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec5ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec5ef]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cec5ef (#cec5ef) is rgb(206, 197, 239) in RGB.

No, #cec5ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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