#cec9d2

Color #cec9d2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cec9d2

RGB

rgb(206, 201, 210)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 9.1%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 4.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(81.59, 3.37, -3.86)

LCH

lch(81.59, 5.12, 311.12)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.0134, 310.46)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 78.8%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdd2c9

Analogous

#cac9d2

#cec9d2

#d2c9d2

Triadic

#cec9d2

#d2cec9

#c9d2ce

Split-complementary

#cec9d2

#d2d2c9

#c9d2ca

Tetradic

#cec9d2

#d2c9cd

#cdd2c9

#c9d2ce

Square

#cec9d2

#d2cac9

#cdd2c9

#c9d2d2

Shades

Color #cec9d2 mixed toward black.

#aca4b3

#8a7e94

#685d70

#453e4b

#231f25

Tints

Color #cec9d2 mixed toward white.

#d6d2da

#dedbe1

#e7e4e9

#efedf0

#f7f6f8

Tones

Color #cec9d2 mixed toward gray.

#cecad1

#cecbd1

#cecbd0

#cecccf

#cecdce

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

#ccccd0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#cccdcf · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#cecece · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec9d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec9d2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#cec9d2 (#cec9d2) is rgb(206, 201, 210) in RGB.

No, #cec9d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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