#cbc9dd

Color #cbc9dd

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc9dd

RGB

rgb(203, 201, 221)

HSL

hsl(246, 22.7%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(81.67, 4.48, -9.66)

LCH

lch(81.67, 10.65, 294.88)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0276, 290.34)

HWB

hwb(246, 78.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbddc9

Analogous

#c9d1dd

#cbc9dd

#d5c9dd

Triadic

#cbc9dd

#ddcbc9

#c9ddcb

Split-complementary

#cbc9dd

#ddd5c9

#d1ddc9

Tetradic

#cbc9dd

#ddc9db

#dbddc9

#c9ddcb

Square

#cbc9dd

#ddc9d1

#dbddc9

#c9ddd5

Shades

Color #cbc9dd mixed toward black.

#a19ec2

#7873a7

#565281

#3a3656

#1d1b2b

Tints

Color #cbc9dd mixed toward white.

#d4d2e3

#dcdbe8

#e5e4ee

#eeedf4

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #cbc9dd mixed toward gray.

#cccbdb

#ceccda

#cfced8

#d0d0d6

#d2d1d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacad8 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#cacad7 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#cbd5d4 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc9dd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#cbc9dd (#cbc9dd) is rgb(203, 201, 221) in RGB.

No, #cbc9dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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