#cdc8db

Color #cdc8db

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc8db

RGB

rgb(205, 200, 219)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 20.9%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 8.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 8.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(81.51, 5.28, -8.8)

LCH

lch(81.51, 10.26, 300.96)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0267, 297.91)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 78.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6dbc8

Analogous

#c8cddb

#cdc8db

#d7c8db

Triadic

#cdc8db

#dbcdc8

#c8dbcd

Split-complementary

#cdc8db

#dbd7c8

#cddbc8

Tetradic

#cdc8db

#dbc8d6

#d6dbc8

#c8dbcd

Square

#cdc8db

#dbc8cd

#d6dbc8

#c8dbd7

Shades

Color #cdc8db mixed toward black.

#a79ebf

#8074a4

#5e537f

#3f3754

#1f1c2a

Tints

Color #cdc8db mixed toward white.

#d5d1e1

#dedae7

#e6e4ed

#eeedf3

#f7f6f9

Tones

Color #cdc8db mixed toward gray.

#cecada

#cfcbd8

#cfcdd6

#d0ced5

#d1d0d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd7 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#cbccd6 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#cdd3d2 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc8db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc8db]

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

#cdc8db (#cdc8db) is rgb(205, 200, 219) in RGB.

No, #cdc8db 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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