#cec8d3

Color #cec8d3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8d3

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 211)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 11.1%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 5.2%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 5.2%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(81.36, 4.09, -4.73)

LCH

lch(81.36, 6.25, 310.85)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0165, 310.07)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 78.4%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd3c8

Analogous

#c9c8d3

#cec8d3

#d3c8d3

Triadic

#cec8d3

#d3cec8

#c8d3ce

Split-complementary

#cec8d3

#d3d3c8

#c8d3c9

Tetradic

#cec8d3

#d3c8cd

#cdd3c8

#c8d3ce

Square

#cec8d3

#d3c9c8

#cdd3c8

#c8d3d3

Shades

Color #cec8d3 mixed toward black.

#aca2b5

#8a7c96

#685b72

#453d4c

#231e26

Tints

Color #cec8d3 mixed toward white.

#d6d1da

#dedae2

#e7e4e9

#efedf0

#f7f6f8

Tones

Color #cec8d3 mixed toward gray.

#cec9d2

#cecad1

#cecbd0

#cecccf

#cecdce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd0 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#ccccd0 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#cecece · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8d3]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#cec8d3 (#cec8d3) is rgb(206, 200, 211) in RGB.

No, #cec8d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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