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#CCBDF5 Color

#CCBDF5 is rgb(204, 189, 245) in RGB, hsl(256, 74%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 23%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBDF5
HEX#CCBDF5
RGBrgb(204, 189, 245)
HSLhsl(256, 74%, 85%)
HSVhsv(256, 23%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 23%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.079 296.9)
LABlab(79.30% 13.68 -25.91)
LCHlch(79.30% 29.30 297.84)

What #CCBDF5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCBDF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CCBDF5 Channel Values

How #CCBDF5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 189 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 74% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 23% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBDF5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCBDF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCBDF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBDF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCBDF5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCBDF5.

How #CCBDF5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCBDF5
Protanopia#C0C0F5
Protanomaly#C5BFF5
Deuteranopia#C2C2F5
Deuteranomaly#C6C0F5
Tritanopia#C4C5C5
Tritanomaly#C7C2DA
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBDF5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ccbdf5: #CCBDF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBDF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbdf5': '#CCBDF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.741, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbdf5">#CCBDF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBDF5"

More Purple Colors

#CCBDF5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCBDF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBDF5?

#CCBDF5 is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 189, 245) in RGB and hsl(256, 74%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #CCBDF5?

#CCBDF5 is rgb(204, 189, 245) — red 204, green 189, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBDF5?

#CCBDF5 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 23%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBDF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBDF5 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBDF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBDF5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 16.83, which is visibly different.

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