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#CD7EEC Color

#CD7EEC is rgb(205, 126, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD7EEC
HEX#CD7EEC
RGBrgb(205, 126, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(283, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.173 315.8)
LABlab(64.66% 44.85 -43.50)
LCHlch(64.66% 62.48 315.87)

What #CD7EEC 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 #CD7EEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.8Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.35Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.11Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.79Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 12.02

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

#CD7EEC Channel Values

How #CD7EEC 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 205 · G 126 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD7EEC 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD7EEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD7EEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD7EEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD7EEC
Complementary
#9DEC7E
Analogous
#967EEC
Analogous
#EC7ED4
Triadic
#ECCD7E
Triadic
#7EECCD
Split comp.
#D4EC7E
Split comp.
#7EEC96

Tints & Shades of #CD7EEC

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

#D490EE
#DBA2F1
#E2B4F4
#E7C1F6
#EED3F8
#F5E4FB

Shades

#BB52E5
#AC2ADF
#8D1CBA
#6F1692
#4D0F66
#2F093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD7EEC.

How #CD7EEC 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#CD7EEC
Protanopia#9090EC
Protanomaly#AC89EC
Deuteranopia#9E9EEB
Deuteranomaly#B392EB
Tritanopia#C19292
Tritanomaly#C68BBD
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD7EEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd7eec: #CD7EEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD7EEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd7eec': '#CD7EEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.494, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_cd7eec">#CD7EEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD7EEC"

More Purple Colors

#CD7EEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD7EEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD7EEC?

#CD7EEC is a light purple — rgb(205, 126, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 74%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #CD7EEC?

#CD7EEC is rgb(205, 126, 236) — red 205, green 126, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD7EEC?

#CD7EEC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD7EEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD7EEC scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD7EEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD7EEC 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.02, which is visibly different.

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