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#CDA6F7 Color

#CDA6F7 is rgb(205, 166, 247) in RGB, hsl(269, 84%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 33%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDA6F7
HEX#CDA6F7
RGBrgb(205, 166, 247)
HSLhsl(269, 84%, 81%)
HSVhsv(269, 33%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 33%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.119 305.9)
LABlab(73.91% 26.16 -35.19)
LCHlch(73.91% 43.85 306.63)

What #CDA6F7 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 #CDA6F7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.67Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.16Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.95Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 12.05Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.83Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 13.28

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

#CDA6F7 Channel Values

How #CDA6F7 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 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 84% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 33% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDA6F7 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDA6F7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDA6F7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDA6F7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDA6F7
Complementary
#D0F7A6
Analogous
#A6A7F7
Analogous
#F6A6F7
Triadic
#F7CDA6
Triadic
#A6F7CD
Split comp.
#F7F6A6
Split comp.
#A7F7A6

Tints & Shades of #CDA6F7

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

#D2AFF8
#DABDF9
#E0C7FA
#E7D5FB
#EDDEFC
#F5ECFD

Shades

#B072F3
#943FEE
#7714E1
#5C0FAE
#400B7A
#250646

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDA6F7.

How #CDA6F7 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#CDA6F7
Protanopia#ADADF7
Protanomaly#BBABF7
Deuteranopia#B4B4F6
Deuteranomaly#BFAFF7
Tritanopia#C2B3B3
Tritanomaly#C7AED2
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDA6F7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cda6f7: #CDA6F7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDA6F7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cda6f7': '#CDA6F7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.651, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_cda6f7">#CDA6F7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDA6F7"

More Purple Colors

#CDA6F7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDA6F7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDA6F7?

#CDA6F7 is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 166, 247) in RGB and hsl(269, 84%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #CDA6F7?

#CDA6F7 is rgb(205, 166, 247) — red 205, green 166, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDA6F7?

#CDA6F7 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 33%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDA6F7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDA6F7 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDA6F7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDA6F7 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 14.14, which is visibly different.

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