#cec8d5

Color #cec8d5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8d5

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 213)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 13.4%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 6.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(81.42, 4.47, -5.72)

LCH

lch(81.42, 7.26, 308.01)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0189, 306.63)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 78.4%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd5c8

Analogous

#c8c9d5

#cec8d5

#d5c8d5

Triadic

#cec8d5

#d5cec8

#c8d5ce

Split-complementary

#cec8d5

#d5d5c8

#c9d5c8

Tetradic

#cec8d5

#d5c8cf

#cfd5c8

#c8d5ce

Square

#cec8d5

#d5c8c9

#cfd5c8

#c8d5d5

Shades

Color #cec8d5 mixed toward black.

#aba1b7

#887a99

#665975

#443c4e

#221e27

Tints

Color #cec8d5 mixed toward white.

#d6d1dc

#dedae3

#e7e4ea

#efedf1

#f7f6f8

Tones

Color #cec8d5 mixed toward gray.

#cec9d4

#cecad3

#cecbd2

#ceccd1

#cecdd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd2 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#ccccd1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#ced0cf · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8d5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#cec8d5 (#cec8d5) is rgb(206, 200, 213) in RGB.

No, #cec8d5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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