#cdbbeb

Color #cdbbeb

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cdbbeb

RGB

rgb(205, 187, 235)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 54.5%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 20.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 20.4%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(78.76, 15.49, -21.53)

LCH

lch(78.76, 26.52, 305.73)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.069, 302.03)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 73.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9ebbb

Analogous

#bbc1eb

#cdbbeb

#e5bbeb

Triadic

#cdbbeb

#ebcdbb

#bbebcd

Split-complementary

#cdbbeb

#ebe5bb

#c1ebbb

Tetradic

#cdbbeb

#ebbbd9

#d9ebbb

#bbebcd

Square

#cdbbeb

#ebbbc1

#d9ebbb

#bbebe5

Shades

Color #cdbbeb mixed toward black.

#a585db

#7d4ecb

#5b30a3

#3d206d

#1e1036

Tints

Color #cdbbeb mixed toward white.

#d5c6ee

#ded2f2

#e6ddf5

#eee8f8

#f7f4fc

Tones

Color #cdbbeb mixed toward gray.

#cebfe7

#cfc3e3

#d0c7df

#d1cbdb

#d2cfd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5e1 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#c6c8de · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#ccd8d6 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdbbeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdbbeb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#cdbbeb (#cdbbeb) is rgb(205, 187, 235) in RGB.

No, #cdbbeb 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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