#cec5cd

Color #cec5cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cec5cd

RGB

rgb(206, 197, 205)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 8.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 4.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 0.5%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.44, 4.57, -2.87)

LCH

lch(80.44, 5.4, 327.87)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0148, 329.1)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 77.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cec6

Analogous

#cac5ce

#cec5cd

#cec5c8

Triadic

#cec5cd

#cdcec5

#c5cdce

Split-complementary

#cec5cd

#c8cec5

#c5ceca

Tetradic

#cec5cd

#cec6c5

#c5cec6

#c5cdce

Square

#cec5cd

#cecac5

#c5cec6

#c5c8ce

Shades

Color #cec5cd mixed toward black.

#afa1ae

#907c8e

#6d5c6b

#493e48

#241f24

Tints

Color #cec5cd mixed toward white.

#d6cfd5

#ded8de

#e6e2e6

#efecee

#f7f5f7

Tones

Color #cec5cd mixed toward gray.

#cdc6cc

#ccc6cc

#ccc7cb

#cbc8cb

#cac9ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacacb · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#cecac9 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec5cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec5cd]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cec5cd (#cec5cd) is rgb(206, 197, 205) in RGB.

No, #cec5cd 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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