#cbb9d6

Color #cbb9d6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#cbb9d6

RGB

rgb(203, 185, 214)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 26.1%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 13.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(77.43, 11.69, -12.22)

LCH

lch(77.43, 16.91, 313.73)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0447, 312.73)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 72.5%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4d6b9

Analogous

#bcb9d6

#cbb9d6

#d6b9d2

Triadic

#cbb9d6

#d6cbb9

#b9d6cb

Split-complementary

#cbb9d6

#d2d6b9

#b9d6bc

Tetradic

#cbb9d6

#d6b9c4

#c4d6b9

#b9d6cb

Square

#cbb9d6

#d6bcb9

#c4d6b9

#b9d2d6

Shades

Color #cbb9d6 mixed toward black.

#ac8fbd

#8d65a5

#6a4a7e

#473154

#23192a

Tints

Color #cbb9d6 mixed toward white.

#d4c5dd

#dcd0e4

#e5dcea

#eee8f1

#f6f3f8

Tones

Color #cbb9d6 mixed toward gray.

#cabbd4

#cabed1

#c9c0cf

#c9c3cc

#c8c5ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3cf · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#c5c6ce · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#cacac9 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cbb9d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbb9d6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cbb9d6 (#cbb9d6) is rgb(203, 185, 214) in RGB.

No, #cbb9d6 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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