#cca3e6

Color #cca3e6

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cca3e6

RGB

rgb(204, 163, 230)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 57.3%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 29.1%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(72.72, 27.24, -28.05)

LCH

lch(72.72, 39.1, 314.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.103, 311.85)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 63.9%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bde6a3

Analogous

#aba3e6

#cca3e6

#e6a3df

Triadic

#cca3e6

#e6cca3

#a3e6cc

Split-complementary

#cca3e6

#dfe6a3

#a3e6ab

Tetradic

#cca3e6

#e6a3bd

#bde6a3

#a3e6cc

Square

#cca3e6

#e6aba3

#bde6a3

#a3dfe6

Shades

Color #cca3e6 mixed toward black.

#b070d8

#933cca

#6f2a9b

#4a1c67

#250e34

Tints

Color #cca3e6 mixed toward white.

#d5b2ea

#ddc2ee

#e6d1f3

#eee0f7

#f7f0fb

Tones

Color #cca3e6 mixed toward gray.

#cba9e0

#caaedb

#c8b4d5

#c7b9d0

#c6bfca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbbd8 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#bec1d5 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#cacdca · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cca3e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cca3e6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cca3e6 (#cca3e6) is rgb(204, 163, 230) in RGB.

No, #cca3e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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