#cdc9e6

Color #cdc9e6

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc9e6

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 230)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 36.7%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 12.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 12.6%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(82.09, 6.93, -13.83)

LCH

lch(82.09, 15.47, 296.61)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.0402, 291.91)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 78.8%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e6c9

Analogous

#c9d3e6

#cdc9e6

#dbc9e6

Triadic

#cdc9e6

#e6cdc9

#c9e6cd

Split-complementary

#cdc9e6

#e6dbc9

#d3e6c9

Tetradic

#cdc9e6

#e6c9e2

#e2e6c9

#c9e6cd

Square

#cdc9e6

#e6c9d3

#e2e6c9

#c9e6db

Shades

Color #cdc9e6 mixed toward black.

#a098cf

#7267b9

#4f4493

#352d62

#1a1731

Tints

Color #cdc9e6 mixed toward white.

#d5d2ea

#dedbee

#e6e4f2

#eeedf7

#f7f6fb

Tones

Color #cdc9e6 mixed toward gray.

#cfcbe4

#d0cee1

#d2d0df

#d4d3dc

#d6d5da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbdf · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#ccccde · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#cddad9 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9e6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#cdc9e6 (#cdc9e6) is rgb(205, 201, 230) in RGB.

No, #cdc9e6 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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