#cd85ff

Color #cd85ff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Violet #ee82ee · ΔE 15.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cd85ff

RGB

rgb(205, 133, 255)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 100%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 47.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(67.26, 49.04, -50.21)

LCH

lch(67.26, 70.19, 314.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.1826, 309.85)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 52.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7ff85

Analogous

#9085ff

#cd85ff

#ff85f4

Triadic

#cd85ff

#ffcd85

#85ffcd

Split-complementary

#cd85ff

#f4ff85

#85ff90

Tetradic

#cd85ff

#ff85b7

#b7ff85

#85ffcd

Square

#cd85ff

#ff9085

#b7ff85

#85f4ff

Shades

Color #cd85ff mixed toward black.

#b344ff

#9804ff

#7200c2

#4c0081

#260041

Tints

Color #cd85ff mixed toward white.

#d599ff

#deaeff

#e6c2ff

#eed6ff

#f7ebff

Tones

Color #cd85ff mixed toward gray.

#cb8ff5

#c999eb

#c8a4e1

#c6aed6

#c4b8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2e9 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#b6bbe3 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#cad5d1 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd85ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd85ff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cd85ff (#cd85ff) is rgb(205, 133, 255) in RGB.

No, #cd85ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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