#cdb9da

Color #cdb9da

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cdb9da

RGB

rgb(205, 185, 218)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 30.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 15.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 15.1%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(77.72, 13.14, -13.93)

LCH

lch(77.72, 19.15, 313.33)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0506, 312.11)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 72.5%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6dab9

Analogous

#bcb9da

#cdb9da

#dab9d6

Triadic

#cdb9da

#dacdb9

#b9dacd

Split-complementary

#cdb9da

#d6dab9

#b9dabc

Tetradic

#cdb9da

#dab9c6

#c6dab9

#b9dacd

Square

#cdb9da

#dabcb9

#c6dab9

#b9d6da

Shades

Color #cdb9da mixed toward black.

#ae8dc3

#8e61ab

#6b4684

#482e58

#24172c

Tints

Color #cdb9da mixed toward white.

#d5c5e0

#ded0e6

#e6dcec

#eee8f3

#f7f3f9

Tones

Color #cdb9da mixed toward gray.

#ccbcd7

#ccbed4

#cbc1d2

#cbc4cf

#cac7cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c4d3 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#c6c7d1 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#cccdcb · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdb9da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdb9da]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#cdb9da (#cdb9da) is rgb(205, 185, 218) in RGB.

No, #cdb9da 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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