#cec4e8

Color #cec4e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec4e8

RGB

rgb(206, 196, 232)

HSL

hsl(256.7, 43.9%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.7, 15.5%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(80.98, 10.34, -16.56)

LCH

lch(80.98, 19.52, 301.98)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0507, 297.98)

HWB

hwb(256.7, 76.9%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee8c4

Analogous

#c4cce8

#cec4e8

#e0c4e8

Triadic

#cec4e8

#e8cec4

#c4e8ce

Split-complementary

#cec4e8

#e8e0c4

#cce8c4

Tetradic

#cec4e8

#e8c4de

#dee8c4

#c4e8ce

Square

#cec4e8

#e8c4cc

#dee8c4

#c4e8e0

Shades

Color #cec4e8 mixed toward black.

#a391d4

#795dc0

#563c9a

#392867

#1d1433

Tints

Color #cec4e8 mixed toward white.

#d6ceec

#ded8f0

#e6e1f3

#efebf7

#f7f5fb

Tones

Color #cec4e8 mixed toward gray.

#cfc7e5

#d1cae2

#d2cddf

#d3d0dc

#d5d3d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae0 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#cacbde · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#ced9d8 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec4e8]

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

#cec4e8 (#cec4e8) is rgb(206, 196, 232) in RGB.

No, #cec4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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