#d6a5ec

Color #d6a5ec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#d6a5ec

RGB

rgb(214, 165, 236)

HSL

hsl(281.4, 65.1%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.4, 30.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.36, 30.5, -28.72)

LCH

lch(74.36, 41.89, 316.72)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.1112, 315.07)

HWB

hwb(281.4, 64.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbeca5

Analogous

#b2a5ec

#d6a5ec

#eca5de

Triadic

#d6a5ec

#ecd6a5

#a5ecd6

Split-complementary

#d6a5ec

#deeca5

#a5ecb2

Tetradic

#d6a5ec

#eca5bb

#bbeca5

#a5ecd6

Square

#d6a5ec

#ecb2a5

#bbeca5

#a5deec

Shades

Color #d6a5ec mixed toward black.

#bd6ee0

#a437d5

#7d23a5

#53176e

#2a0c37

Tints

Color #d6a5ec mixed toward white.

#ddb4ef

#e4c3f2

#ead2f5

#f1e1f9

#f8f0fc

Tones

Color #d6a5ec mixed toward gray.

#d4abe6

#d1b1e0

#cfb7da

#cdbdd4

#cbc3ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c2de · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#c5c9da · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#d4d1ce · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d6a5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d6a5ec]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#d6a5ec (#d6a5ec) is rgb(214, 165, 236) in RGB.

No, #d6a5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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