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#CDA6DD Color

#CDA6DD is rgb(205, 166, 221) in RGB, hsl(283, 45%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDA6DD
HEX#CDA6DD
RGBrgb(205, 166, 221)
HSLhsl(283, 45%, 76%)
HSVhsv(283, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.087 316)
LABlab(73.09% 22.06 -22.35)
LCHlch(73.09% 31.40 314.62)

What #CDA6DD 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 #CDA6DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.76Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 3.35Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.56Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.14Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.46Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.61

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

#CDA6DD Channel Values

How #CDA6DD 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 166 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 45% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDA6DD 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDA6DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDA6DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDA6DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDA6DD
Complementary
#B6DDA6
Analogous
#B2A6DD
Analogous
#DDA6D1
Triadic
#DDCEA6
Triadic
#A6DDCE
Split comp.
#D1DDA6
Split comp.
#A6DDB2

Tints & Shades of #CDA6DD

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

#D4B1E2
#DABCE6
#E0C8EA
#E8D6F0
#EFE1F4
#F5EDF8

Shades

#B981CF
#A359C0
#893FA6
#6B3181
#4C235C
#2B1434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDA6DD.

How #CDA6DD 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#CDA6DD
Protanopia#ADADDD
Protanomaly#BBABDD
Deuteranopia#B4B4DC
Deuteranomaly#BFAFDC
Tritanopia#C6AEAE
Tritanomaly#C9ABC3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDA6DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cda6dd: #CDA6DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDA6DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cda6dd': '#CDA6DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.651, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_cda6dd">#CDA6DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDA6DD"

More Purple Colors

#CDA6DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDA6DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDA6DD?

#CDA6DD is a light purple — rgb(205, 166, 221) in RGB and hsl(283, 45%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.76.

What is the RGB value of #CDA6DD?

#CDA6DD is rgb(205, 166, 221) — red 205, green 166, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDA6DD?

#CDA6DD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDA6DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDA6DD scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDA6DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDA6DD 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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