#cec8db

Color #cec8db

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8db

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 219)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 20.9%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 8.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(81.59, 5.61, -8.68)

LCH

lch(81.59, 10.34, 302.88)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0268, 300.19)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 78.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5dbc8

Analogous

#c8ccdb

#cec8db

#d8c8db

Triadic

#cec8db

#dbcec8

#c8dbce

Split-complementary

#cec8db

#dbd8c8

#ccdbc8

Tetradic

#cec8db

#dbc8d5

#d5dbc8

#c8dbce

Square

#cec8db

#dbc8cc

#d5dbc8

#c8dbd8

Shades

Color #cec8db mixed toward black.

#a89ebf

#8374a4

#61537f

#403754

#201c2a

Tints

Color #cec8db mixed toward white.

#d6d1e1

#dedae7

#e7e4ed

#efedf3

#f7f6f9

Tones

Color #cec8db mixed toward gray.

#cfcada

#cfcbd8

#d0cdd6

#d0ced5

#d1d0d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#ccccd6 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#ced3d2 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8db]

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

#cec8db (#cec8db) is rgb(206, 200, 219) in RGB.

No, #cec8db 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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