#cd99db

Color #cd99db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cd99db

RGB

rgb(205, 153, 219)

HSL

hsl(287.3, 47.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.3, 30.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(70.09, 30.8, -26.05)

LCH

lch(70.09, 40.34, 319.78)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1082, 318.97)

HWB

hwb(287.3, 60%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7db99

Analogous

#ac99db

#cd99db

#db99c8

Triadic

#cd99db

#dbcd99

#99dbcd

Split-complementary

#cd99db

#c8db99

#99dbac

Tetradic

#cd99db

#db99a7

#a7db99

#99dbcd

Square

#cd99db

#dbac99

#a7db99

#99c8db

Shades

Color #cd99db mixed toward black.

#b76bcb

#9e41b7

#773189

#4f205c

#28102e

Tints

Color #cd99db mixed toward white.

#d5aae1

#debbe7

#e6cced

#eeddf3

#f7eef9

Tones

Color #cd99db mixed toward gray.

#ca9ed5

#c7a4d0

#c3a9ca

#c0afc5

#bdb4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8ce · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbfca · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#cbc2bf · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd99db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd99db]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#cd99db (#cd99db) is rgb(205, 153, 219) in RGB.

No, #cd99db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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