#cec6e1

Color #cec6e1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cec6e1

RGB

rgb(206, 198, 225)

HSL

hsl(257.8, 31%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.8, 12%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 12%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(81.26, 7.86, -12.38)

LCH

lch(81.26, 14.66, 302.41)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0381, 299.05)

HWB

hwb(257.8, 77.6%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9e1c6

Analogous

#c6cbe1

#cec6e1

#dbc6e1

Triadic

#cec6e1

#e1cec6

#c6e1ce

Split-complementary

#cec6e1

#e1dbc6

#cbe1c6

Tetradic

#cec6e1

#e1c6d9

#d9e1c6

#c6e1ce

Square

#cec6e1

#e1c6cb

#d9e1c6

#c6e1db

Shades

Color #cec6e1 mixed toward black.

#a698c9

#7f6ab0

#5c498a

#3e315c

#1f182e

Tints

Color #cec6e1 mixed toward white.

#d6cfe6

#ded9eb

#e6e2f0

#efecf5

#f7f5fa

Tones

Color #cec6e1 mixed toward gray.

#cfc8df

#d0cadc

#d1cdda

#d2cfd8

#d2d1d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbdb · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#cbccd9 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#ced6d5 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec6e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec6e1]

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

#cec6e1 (#cec6e1) is rgb(206, 198, 225) in RGB.

No, #cec6e1 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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