#cfa8dd

Color #cfa8dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cfa8dd

RGB

rgb(207, 168, 221)

HSL

hsl(284.2, 43.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.2, 24%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 24%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(73.86, 23.64, -21.37)

LCH

lch(73.86, 31.87, 317.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.085, 317.05)

HWB

hwb(284.2, 65.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6dda8

Analogous

#b5a8dd

#cfa8dd

#dda8d1

Triadic

#cfa8dd

#ddcfa8

#a8ddcf

Split-complementary

#cfa8dd

#d1dda8

#a8ddb5

Tetradic

#cfa8dd

#dda8b6

#b6dda8

#a8ddcf

Square

#cfa8dd

#ddb5a8

#b6dda8

#a8d1dd

Shades

Color #cfa8dd mixed toward black.

#b579cb

#9c4bb9

#75378c

#4e245d

#27122f

Tints

Color #cfa8dd mixed toward white.

#d7b7e3

#dfc5e8

#e7d4ee

#efe2f4

#f7f1f9

Tones

Color #cfa8dd mixed toward gray.

#cdadd9

#cbb1d4

#c9b5d0

#c7bacb

#c5bec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd2 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#c2c4cf · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#cdc8c6 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cfa8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cfa8dd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cfa8dd (#cfa8dd) is rgb(207, 168, 221) in RGB.

No, #cfa8dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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