#cdc5e2

Color #cdc5e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc5e2

RGB

rgb(205, 197, 226)

HSL

hsl(256.6, 33.3%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.6, 12.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(80.96, 8.26, -13.38)

LCH

lch(80.96, 15.72, 301.69)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.0408, 298.2)

HWB

hwb(256.6, 77.3%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dae2c5

Analogous

#c5cbe2

#cdc5e2

#dbc5e2

Triadic

#cdc5e2

#e2cdc5

#c5e2cd

Split-complementary

#cdc5e2

#e2dbc5

#cbe2c5

Tetradic

#cdc5e2

#e2c5da

#dae2c5

#c5e2cd

Square

#cdc5e2

#e2c5cb

#dae2c5

#c5e2db

Shades

Color #cdc5e2 mixed toward black.

#a496ca

#7c67b3

#5a478d

#3c2f5e

#1e182f

Tints

Color #cdc5e2 mixed toward white.

#d5cfe7

#ded8ec

#e6e2f0

#eeecf5

#f7f5fa

Tones

Color #cdc5e2 mixed toward gray.

#cec7df

#cfcadd

#d0ccdb

#d1cfd8

#d2d1d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacadb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#cacbda · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#cdd6d5 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc5e2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#cdc5e2 (#cdc5e2) is rgb(205, 197, 226) in RGB.

No, #cdc5e2 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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