#cba8df

Color #cba8df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cba8df

RGB

rgb(203, 168, 223)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 46.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 24.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(73.57, 22.75, -22.95)

LCH

lch(73.57, 32.32, 314.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0854, 313.05)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 65.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcdfa8

Analogous

#b0a8df

#cba8df

#dfa8d8

Triadic

#cba8df

#dfcba8

#a8dfcb

Split-complementary

#cba8df

#d8dfa8

#a8dfb0

Tetradic

#cba8df

#dfa8bc

#bcdfa8

#a8dfcb

Square

#cba8df

#dfb0a8

#bcdfa8

#a8d8df

Shades

Color #cba8df mixed toward black.

#af78cd

#9249bc

#6e358f

#49235f

#251230

Tints

Color #cba8df mixed toward white.

#d4b7e4

#dcc5ea

#e5d4ef

#eee2f4

#f6f1fa

Tones

Color #cba8df mixed toward gray.

#caadda

#c9b1d6

#c7b6d1

#c6bacd

#c5bfc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd3 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#bfc1d0 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#c9cac7 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cba8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cba8df]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cba8df (#cba8df) is rgb(203, 168, 223) in RGB.

No, #cba8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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