#cdc8ce

Color #cdc8ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc8ce

RGB

rgb(205, 200, 206)

HSL

hsl(290, 5.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 2.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 2.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(81.15, 2.82, -2.37)

LCH

lch(81.15, 3.68, 319.96)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.0099, 320.34)

HWB

hwb(290, 78.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cec8

Analogous

#cac8ce

#cdc8ce

#cec8cc

Triadic

#cdc8ce

#cecdc8

#c8cecd

Split-complementary

#cdc8ce

#cccec8

#c8ceca

Tetradic

#cdc8ce

#cec8c9

#c9cec8

#c8cecd

Square

#cdc8ce

#cecac8

#c9cec8

#c8ccce

Shades

Color #cdc8ce mixed toward black.

#aca4ae

#8c808e

#69606b

#464048

#232024

Tints

Color #cdc8ce mixed toward white.

#d5d1d6

#dedade

#e6e3e6

#eeedef

#f7f6f7

Tones

Color #cdc8ce mixed toward gray.

#cdc8cd

#ccc9cd

#ccc9cc

#cccacc

#cbcacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbcd · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#cbcccc · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#cdcbcb · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 4.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc8ce]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#cdc8ce (#cdc8ce) is rgb(205, 200, 206) in RGB.

No, #cdc8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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