#e3cdef

Color #e3cdef

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e3cdef

RGB

rgb(227, 205, 239)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 51.5%, 87.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 14.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(85.11, 13.74, -13.91)

LCH

lch(85.11, 19.55, 314.65)

OKLCH

oklch(87.7%, 0.0518, 313.75)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 80.4%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9efcd

Analogous

#d2cdef

#e3cdef

#efcdea

Triadic

#e3cdef

#efe3cd

#cdefe3

Split-complementary

#e3cdef

#eaefcd

#cdefd2

Tetradic

#e3cdef

#efcdd9

#d9efcd

#cdefe3

Square

#e3cdef

#efd2cd

#d9efcd

#cdeaef

Shades

Color #e3cdef mixed toward black.

#c495dd

#a45dcb

#8036a8

#552470

#2b1238

Tints

Color #e3cdef mixed toward white.

#e8d5f2

#ecdef4

#f1e6f7

#f6eefa

#faf7fc

Tones

Color #e3cdef mixed toward gray.

#e2d0ec

#e1d3e9

#e1d6e7

#e0d8e4

#dfdbe1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadae7 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#dbdde5 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#e2e1e0 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e3cdef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3cdef]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#e3cdef (#e3cdef) is rgb(227, 205, 239) in RGB.

No, #e3cdef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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