#cec8d6

Color #cec8d6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8d6

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 214)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 14.6%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 6.5%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 6.5%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(81.45, 4.66, -6.21)

LCH

lch(81.45, 7.76, 306.88)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0203, 305.18)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 78.4%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0d6c8

Analogous

#c8c9d6

#cec8d6

#d5c8d6

Triadic

#cec8d6

#d6cec8

#c8d6ce

Split-complementary

#cec8d6

#d6d5c8

#c9d6c8

Tetradic

#cec8d6

#d6c8d0

#d0d6c8

#c8d6ce

Square

#cec8d6

#d6c8c9

#d0d6c8

#c8d6d5

Shades

Color #cec8d6 mixed toward black.

#aba1b9

#88799b

#655877

#443b4f

#221d28

Tints

Color #cec8d6 mixed toward white.

#d6d1dd

#dedae4

#e7e4eb

#efedf1

#f7f6f8

Tones

Color #cec8d6 mixed toward gray.

#cec9d5

#cecad4

#cfccd3

#cfcdd1

#cfced0

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

#cbcbd3 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#ccccd2 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#ced0d0 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8d6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#cec8d6 (#cec8d6) is rgb(206, 200, 214) in RGB.

No, #cec8d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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