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#CDA7FB Color

#CDA7FB is rgb(205, 167, 251) in RGB, hsl(267, 91%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 2%) 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 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDA7FB
HEX#CDA7FB
RGBrgb(205, 167, 251)
HSLhsl(267, 91%, 82%)
HSVhsv(267, 33%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.123 304.5)
LABlab(74.28% 26.31 -36.78)
LCHlch(74.28% 45.22 305.58)

What #CDA7FB 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 #CDA7FB, 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.

#CDA7FB Channel Values

How #CDA7FB 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 167 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 91% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 33% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDA7FB 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDA7FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDA7FB; 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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Tints & Shades of #CDA7FB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDA7FB.

How #CDA7FB 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#CDA7FB
Protanopia#AEAEFB
Protanomaly#BBABFB
Deuteranopia#B5B5FA
Deuteranomaly#BFAFFB
Tritanopia#C2B5B5
Tritanomaly#C6AFD4
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDA7FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cda7fb: #CDA7FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDA7FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cda7fb': '#CDA7FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.655, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_cda7fb">#CDA7FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDA7FB"

More Purple Colors

#CDA7FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDA7FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDA7FB?

#CDA7FB is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 167, 251) in RGB and hsl(267, 91%, 82%) 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 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #CDA7FB?

#CDA7FB is rgb(205, 167, 251) — red 205, green 167, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDA7FB?

#CDA7FB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDA7FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDA7FB scores 2:1 against white and 10.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDA7FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDA7FB 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 15.63, which is visibly different.

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