#cec8d1

Color #cec8d1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 6.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8d1

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 209)

HSL

hsl(280, 8.9%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.3%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(81.31, 3.72, -3.74)

LCH

lch(81.31, 5.28, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0139, 314.71)

HWB

hwb(280, 78.4%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbd1c8

Analogous

#cac8d1

#cec8d1

#d1c8d0

Triadic

#cec8d1

#d1cec8

#c8d1ce

Split-complementary

#cec8d1

#d0d1c8

#c8d1ca

Tetradic

#cec8d1

#d1c8cb

#cbd1c8

#c8d1ce

Square

#cec8d1

#d1cac8

#cbd1c8

#c8d0d1

Shades

Color #cec8d1 mixed toward black.

#ada3b2

#8c7e93

#695d6f

#463e4a

#231f25

Tints

Color #cec8d1 mixed toward white.

#d6d1d9

#dedae0

#e7e4e8

#efedf0

#f7f6f7

Tones

Color #cec8d1 mixed toward gray.

#cec9d0

#cecad0

#cdcacf

#cdcbce

#cdcccd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbcf · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#ccccce · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#cecdcd · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 5.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8d1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cec8d1 (#cec8d1) is rgb(206, 200, 209) in RGB.

No, #cec8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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