#cbc9cc

Color #cbc9cc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.79 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc9cc

RGB

rgb(203, 201, 204)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(81.2, 1.24, -1.25)

LCH

lch(81.2, 1.76, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0047, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 78.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#caccc9

Analogous

#c9c9cc

#cbc9cc

#ccc9cb

Triadic

#cbc9cc

#cccbc9

#c9cccb

Split-complementary

#cbc9cc

#cbccc9

#c9ccc9

Tetradic

#cbc9cc

#ccc9ca

#caccc9

#c9cccb

Square

#cbc9cc

#ccc9c9

#caccc9

#c9cbcc

Shades

Color #cbc9cc mixed toward black.

#aaa6ab

#88838a

#666268

#444245

#222123

Tints

Color #cbc9cc mixed toward white.

#d4d2d4

#dcdbdd

#e5e4e5

#eeedee

#f6f6f6

Tones

Color #cbc9cc mixed toward gray.

#cbc9cc

#cbc9cb

#cbcacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacacb · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#cacacb · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 2.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc9cc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cbc9cc (#cbc9cc) is rgb(203, 201, 204) in RGB.

No, #cbc9cc 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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