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#CDA0FE Color

#CDA0FE is rgb(205, 160, 254) in RGB, hsl(269, 98%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDA0FE
HEX#CDA0FE
RGBrgb(205, 160, 254)
HSLhsl(269, 98%, 81%)
HSVhsv(269, 37%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.138 305.4)
LABlab(72.75% 30.43 -40.74)
LCHlch(72.75% 50.85 306.75)

What #CDA0FE 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 #CDA0FE, 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.

#CDA0FE Channel Values

How #CDA0FE 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 160 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 98% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 37% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDA0FE 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDA0FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDA0FE; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CDA0FE

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 #CDA0FE.

How #CDA0FE 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#CDA0FE
Protanopia#A9A9FE
Protanomaly#B8A5FE
Deuteranopia#B1B1FD
Deuteranomaly#BDAAFE
Tritanopia#C0B0B0
Tritanomaly#C6AAD4
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDA0FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cda0fe: #CDA0FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDA0FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cda0fe': '#CDA0FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.627, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cda0fe">#CDA0FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDA0FE"

More Purple Colors

#CDA0FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDA0FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDA0FE?

#CDA0FE is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 160, 254) in RGB and hsl(269, 98%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.95.

What is the RGB value of #CDA0FE?

#CDA0FE is rgb(205, 160, 254) — red 205, green 160, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDA0FE?

#CDA0FE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDA0FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDA0FE scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDA0FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDA0FE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.96, which is visibly different.

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