#cec3d1

Color #cec3d1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec3d1

RGB

rgb(206, 195, 209)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 13.2%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 6.7%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(80.04, 6.38, -5.61)

LCH

lch(80.04, 8.5, 318.67)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0227, 318.93)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 76.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6d1c3

Analogous

#c7c3d1

#cec3d1

#d1c3cd

Triadic

#cec3d1

#d1cec3

#c3d1ce

Split-complementary

#cec3d1

#cdd1c3

#c3d1c7

Tetradic

#cec3d1

#d1c3c6

#c6d1c3

#c3d1ce

Square

#cec3d1

#d1c7c3

#c6d1c3

#c3cdd1

Shades

Color #cec3d1 mixed toward black.

#af9db4

#907797

#6d5872

#483a4c

#241d26

Tints

Color #cec3d1 mixed toward white.

#d6cdd9

#ded7e0

#e6e1e8

#efebf0

#f7f5f7

Tones

Color #cec3d1 mixed toward gray.

#cdc4d0

#cdc5cf

#ccc6cd

#cbc8cc

#cbc9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9ce · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#cacbcd · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#cdcbcb · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec3d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec3d1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#cec3d1 (#cec3d1) is rgb(206, 195, 209) in RGB.

No, #cec3d1 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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