#e5cbec

Color #e5cbec

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#e5cbec

RGB

rgb(229, 203, 236)

HSL

hsl(287.3, 46.5%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.3, 14%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 14%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(84.7, 14.89, -12.91)

LCH

lch(84.7, 19.71, 319.07)

OKLCH

oklch(87.4%, 0.0527, 319)

HWB

hwb(287.3, 79.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2eccb

Analogous

#d5cbec

#e5cbec

#eccbe3

Triadic

#e5cbec

#ece5cb

#cbece5

Split-complementary

#e5cbec

#e3eccb

#cbecd5

Tetradic

#e5cbec

#eccbd2

#d2eccb

#cbece5

Square

#e5cbec

#ecd5cb

#d2eccb

#cbe3ec

Shades

Color #e5cbec mixed toward black.

#ca95d8

#af60c5

#8b3ba1

#5d276b

#2e1436

Tints

Color #e5cbec mixed toward white.

#e9d4ef

#eedcf2

#f2e5f6

#f6eef9

#fbf6fc

Tones

Color #e5cbec mixed toward gray.

#e3cee9

#e2d1e7

#e0d3e4

#dfd6e1

#ddd9de

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadae5 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#dcdee3 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#e4dfdd · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5cbec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5cbec]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#e5cbec (#e5cbec) is rgb(229, 203, 236) in RGB.

No, #e5cbec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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