#cbcae9

Color #cbcae9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cbcae9

RGB

rgb(203, 202, 233)

HSL

hsl(241.9, 41.3%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.9, 13.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(82.28, 6.37, -15.16)

LCH

lch(82.28, 16.44, 292.79)

OKLCH

oklch(85%, 0.0429, 286.96)

HWB

hwb(241.9, 79.2%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8e9ca

Analogous

#cad9e9

#cbcae9

#dacae9

Triadic

#cbcae9

#e9cbca

#cae9cb

Split-complementary

#cbcae9

#e9daca

#d9e9ca

Tetradic

#cbcae9

#e9cae8

#e8e9ca

#cae9cb

Square

#cbcae9

#e9cad9

#e8e9ca

#cae9da

Shades

Color #cbcae9 mixed toward black.

#9997d4

#6664be

#43409a

#2c2b66

#161533

Tints

Color #cbcae9 mixed toward white.

#d4d3ed

#dcdcf0

#e5e5f4

#eeedf8

#f6f6fb

Tones

Color #cbcae9 mixed toward gray.

#cdcde6

#d0cfe4

#d2d2e1

#d5d4df

#d7d7dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbe2 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#cbcbe0 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#cbdcdb · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbcae9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbcae9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#cbcae9 (#cbcae9) is rgb(203, 202, 233) in RGB.

No, #cbcae9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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