#cda6dd

Color #cda6dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cda6dd

RGB

rgb(205, 166, 221)

HSL

hsl(282.5, 44.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.5, 24.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 24.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(73.2, 24.09, -22.39)

LCH

lch(73.2, 32.89, 317.09)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0875, 315.97)

HWB

hwb(282.5, 65.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6dda6

Analogous

#b2a6dd

#cda6dd

#dda6d2

Triadic

#cda6dd

#ddcda6

#a6ddcd

Split-complementary

#cda6dd

#d2dda6

#a6ddb2

Tetradic

#cda6dd

#dda6b6

#b6dda6

#a6ddcd

Square

#cda6dd

#ddb2a6

#b6dda6

#a6d2dd

Shades

Color #cda6dd mixed toward black.

#b377cb

#9849b9

#73368c

#4d245d

#26122f

Tints

Color #cda6dd mixed toward white.

#d5b5e3

#dec4e8

#e6d3ee

#eee1f4

#f7f0f9

Tones

Color #cda6dd mixed toward gray.

#cbabd8

#c9afd4

#c7b4cf

#c5b8cb

#c3bdc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdd1 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#c0c2ce · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#cbc8c5 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cda6dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cda6dd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cda6dd (#cda6dd) is rgb(205, 166, 221) in RGB.

No, #cda6dd 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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