#cec9de

Color #cec9de

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec9de

RGB

rgb(206, 201, 222)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 24.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 9.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(81.93, 5.67, -9.78)

LCH

lch(81.93, 11.3, 300.1)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0293, 296.74)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 78.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9dec9

Analogous

#c9cede

#cec9de

#d8c9de

Triadic

#cec9de

#decec9

#c9dece

Split-complementary

#cec9de

#ded8c9

#cedec9

Tetradic

#cec9de

#dec9d9

#d9dec9

#c9dece

Square

#cec9de

#dec9ce

#d9dec9

#c9ded8

Shades

Color #cec9de mixed toward black.

#a69dc3

#7f71a8

#5c5083

#3e3557

#1f1b2c

Tints

Color #cec9de mixed toward white.

#d6d2e3

#dedbe9

#e6e4ee

#efedf4

#f7f6f9

Tones

Color #cec9de mixed toward gray.

#cfcbdc

#d0ccda

#d1ced9

#d2d0d7

#d2d2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccd9 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#cccdd8 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#ced5d4 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec9de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec9de]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#cec9de (#cec9de) is rgb(206, 201, 222) in RGB.

No, #cec9de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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