#cd9de9

Color #cd9de9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cd9de9

RGB

rgb(205, 157, 233)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 63.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 32.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 32.6%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(71.54, 31.45, -31.5)

LCH

lch(71.54, 44.51, 314.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.1173, 312.58)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 61.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9e99d

Analogous

#a79de9

#cd9de9

#e99ddf

Triadic

#cd9de9

#e9cd9d

#9de9cd

Split-complementary

#cd9de9

#dfe99d

#9de9a7

Tetradic

#cd9de9

#e99db9

#b9e99d

#9de9cd

Square

#cd9de9

#e9a79d

#b9e99d

#9ddfe9

Shades

Color #cd9de9 mixed toward black.

#b268dd

#9733d1

#72249f

#4c186a

#260c35

Tints

Color #cd9de9 mixed toward white.

#d5aded

#debef0

#e6cef4

#eedef8

#f7effb

Tones

Color #cd9de9 mixed toward gray.

#cba3e3

#caaadc

#c8b0d6

#c6b6d0

#c5bdc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babada · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#bdc0d6 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#cbcdca · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd9de9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd9de9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cd9de9 (#cd9de9) is rgb(205, 157, 233) in RGB.

No, #cd9de9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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