#cec8cc

Color #cec8cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 4.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8cc

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 204)

HSL

hsl(320, 5.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 2.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 1%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(81.18, 2.8, -1.25)

LCH

lch(81.18, 3.07, 335.94)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.0086, 337.33)

HWB

hwb(320, 78.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8ceca

Analogous

#cdc8ce

#cec8cc

#cec8c9

Triadic

#cec8cc

#cccec8

#c8ccce

Split-complementary

#cec8cc

#c9cec8

#c8cecd

Tetradic

#cec8cc

#cecac8

#c8ceca

#c8ccce

Square

#cec8cc

#cecdc8

#c8ceca

#c8c9ce

Shades

Color #cec8cc mixed toward black.

#aea4ab

#8e808a

#6b6067

#484045

#242022

Tints

Color #cec8cc mixed toward white.

#d6d1d4

#dedadd

#e6e3e5

#efedee

#f7f6f6

Tones

Color #cec8cc mixed toward gray.

#cdc8cc

#cdc9cc

#ccc9cb

#cccacb

#cbcacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#cccccb · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#cecaca · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8cc]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#cec8cc (#cec8cc) is rgb(206, 200, 204) in RGB.

No, #cec8cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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