#ceb5da

Color #ceb5da

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ceb5da

RGB

rgb(206, 181, 218)

HSL

hsl(280.5, 33.3%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.5, 17%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 17%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(76.82, 15.64, -15.27)

LCH

lch(76.82, 21.86, 315.69)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.058, 314.86)

HWB

hwb(280.5, 71%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1dab5

Analogous

#bbb5da

#ceb5da

#dab5d3

Triadic

#ceb5da

#daceb5

#b5dace

Split-complementary

#ceb5da

#d3dab5

#b5dabb

Tetradic

#ceb5da

#dab5c1

#c1dab5

#b5dace

Square

#ceb5da

#dabbb5

#c1dab5

#b5d3da

Shades

Color #ceb5da mixed toward black.

#b189c4

#935cae

#6f4385

#4a2c59

#25162c

Tints

Color #ceb5da mixed toward white.

#d6c1e0

#decee6

#e6daec

#efe6f3

#f7f3f9

Tones

Color #ceb5da mixed toward gray.

#cdb8d7

#ccbbd4

#cbbed1

#cac1ce

#c8c4ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c3d2 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#c5c7d0 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#cdcbca · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ceb5da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ceb5da]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ceb5da (#ceb5da) is rgb(206, 181, 218) in RGB.

No, #ceb5da 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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