#cd9bcd

Color #cd9bcd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.39 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9bcd

RGB

rgb(205, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(300, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.06, 27, -18.37)

LCH

lch(70.06, 32.66, 325.77)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0895, 326.43)

HWB

hwb(300, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bcd9b

Analogous

#b49bcd

#cd9bcd

#cd9bb4

Triadic

#cd9bcd

#cdcd9b

#9bcdcd

Split-complementary

#cd9bcd

#b4cd9b

#9bcdb4

Tetradic

#cd9bcd

#cd9b9b

#9bcd9b

#9bcdcd

Square

#cd9bcd

#cdb49b

#9bcd9b

#9bb4cd

Shades

Color #cd9bcd mixed toward black.

#b973b9

#a050a0

#783c78

#502850

#281428

Tints

Color #cd9bcd mixed toward white.

#d5acd5

#debcde

#e6cde6

#eedeee

#f7eef7

Tones

Color #cd9bcd mixed toward gray.

#c99fc9

#c5a3c5

#c1a8c1

#bcacbc

#b8b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9c2 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#bcc0c0 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#cbb9b7 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9bcd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#cd9bcd (#cd9bcd) is rgb(205, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #cd9bcd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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