#cb99cd

Color #cb99cd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cb99cd

RGB

rgb(203, 153, 205)

HSL

hsl(297.7, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.7, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.39, 27.44, -19.4)

LCH

lch(69.39, 33.61, 324.74)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0917, 325.17)

HWB

hwb(297.7, 60%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bcd99

Analogous

#b199cd

#cb99cd

#cd99b5

Triadic

#cb99cd

#cdcb99

#99cdcb

Split-complementary

#cb99cd

#b5cd99

#99cdb1

Tetradic

#cb99cd

#cd999b

#9bcd99

#99cdcb

Square

#cb99cd

#cdb199

#9bcd99

#99b5cd

Shades

Color #cb99cd mixed toward black.

#b771b9

#9d4fa0

#763b78

#4f2750

#271428

Tints

Color #cb99cd mixed toward white.

#d4aad5

#dcbbde

#e5cce6

#eeddee

#f6eef7

Tones

Color #cb99cd mixed toward gray.

#c79dc9

#c3a2c4

#bfa6c0

#bbaabc

#b7afb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b7c2 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#babebf · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#c9b9b7 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cb99cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb99cd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#cb99cd (#cb99cd) is rgb(203, 153, 205) in RGB.

No, #cb99cd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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