#cdabdc

Color #cdabdc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cdabdc

RGB

rgb(205, 171, 220)

HSL

hsl(281.6, 41.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.6, 22.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.36, 21.15, -20.08)

LCH

lch(74.36, 29.16, 316.49)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0775, 315.42)

HWB

hwb(281.6, 67.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#badcab

Analogous

#b5abdc

#cdabdc

#dcabd3

Triadic

#cdabdc

#dccdab

#abdccd

Split-complementary

#cdabdc

#d3dcab

#abdcb5

Tetradic

#cdabdc

#dcabba

#badcab

#abdccd

Square

#cdabdc

#dcb5ab

#badcab

#abd3dc

Shades

Color #cdabdc mixed toward black.

#b27dc9

#964fb6

#713a8a

#4c265c

#26132e

Tints

Color #cdabdc mixed toward white.

#d5b9e2

#dec7e8

#e6d5ee

#eee3f3

#f7f1f9

Tones

Color #cdabdc mixed toward gray.

#cbafd8

#cab3d4

#c8b7d0

#c7bbcc

#c5c0c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfd2 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#c1c4cf · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#cbc9c7 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdabdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdabdc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cdabdc (#cdabdc) is rgb(205, 171, 220) in RGB.

No, #cdabdc 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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