#cdc9d7

Color #cdc9d7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc9d7

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 215)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 14.9%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 6.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 6.5%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(81.65, 3.98, -6.45)

LCH

lch(81.65, 7.58, 301.68)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0197, 299.17)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 78.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d7c9

Analogous

#c9ccd7

#cdc9d7

#d4c9d7

Triadic

#cdc9d7

#d7cdc9

#c9d7cd

Split-complementary

#cdc9d7

#d7d4c9

#ccd7c9

Tetradic

#cdc9d7

#d7c9d3

#d3d7c9

#c9d7cd

Square

#cdc9d7

#d7c9cc

#d3d7c9

#c9d7d4

Shades

Color #cdc9d7 mixed toward black.

#a8a1ba

#83799c

#615978

#413b50

#201e28

Tints

Color #cdc9d7 mixed toward white.

#d5d2de

#dedbe4

#e6e4eb

#eeedf2

#f7f6f8

Tones

Color #cdc9d7 mixed toward gray.

#cecad6

#cecbd5

#cfcdd4

#cfced2

#d0cfd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd4 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#ccccd3 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#cdd1d1 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9d7]

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

#cdc9d7 (#cdc9d7) is rgb(205, 201, 215) in RGB.

No, #cdc9d7 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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