#cec8dc

Color #cec8dc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cec8dc

RGB

rgb(206, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(258, 22.2%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 9.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(81.62, 5.81, -9.17)

LCH

lch(81.62, 10.86, 302.36)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0283, 299.47)

HWB

hwb(258, 78.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6dcc8

Analogous

#c8ccdc

#cec8dc

#d8c8dc

Triadic

#cec8dc

#dccec8

#c8dcce

Split-complementary

#cec8dc

#dcd8c8

#ccdcc8

Tetradic

#cec8dc

#dcc8d6

#d6dcc8

#c8dcce

Square

#cec8dc

#dcc8cc

#d6dcc8

#c8dcd8

Shades

Color #cec8dc mixed toward black.

#a89dc1

#8273a6

#605280

#403656

#201b2b

Tints

Color #cec8dc mixed toward white.

#d6d1e2

#dedae8

#e7e4ee

#efedf3

#f7f6f9

Tones

Color #cec8dc mixed toward gray.

#cfcada

#cfcbd9

#d0cdd7

#d1cfd5

#d1d0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd7 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#ccccd6 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#ced4d3 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec8dc]

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

#cec8dc (#cec8dc) is rgb(206, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #cec8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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