#cd9cd8

Color #cd9cd8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9cd8

RGB

rgb(205, 156, 216)

HSL

hsl(289, 43.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289, 27.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(70.67, 28.57, -23.5)

LCH

lch(70.67, 36.99, 320.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0995, 320.1)

HWB

hwb(289, 61.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7d89c

Analogous

#af9cd8

#cd9cd8

#d89cc5

Triadic

#cd9cd8

#d8cd9c

#9cd8cd

Split-complementary

#cd9cd8

#c5d89c

#9cd8af

Tetradic

#cd9cd8

#d89ca7

#a7d89c

#9cd8cd

Square

#cd9cd8

#d8af9c

#a7d89c

#9cc5d8

Shades

Color #cd9cd8 mixed toward black.

#b66fc6

#9e46b2

#773585

#4f2359

#28122c

Tints

Color #cd9cd8 mixed toward white.

#d5acde

#debde5

#e6cdeb

#eedef2

#f7eef8

Tones

Color #cd9cd8 mixed toward gray.

#caa1d3

#c7a6ce

#c3abc9

#c0b0c4

#bdb5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9cc · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#bdc0c8 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#cbc1bf · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 22.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9cd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9cd8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#cd9cd8 (#cd9cd8) is rgb(205, 156, 216) in RGB.

No, #cd9cd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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