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#CDA9DA Color

#CDA9DA is rgb(205, 169, 218) in RGB, hsl(284, 40%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDA9DA
HEX#CDA9DA
RGBrgb(205, 169, 218)
HSLhsl(284, 40%, 76%)
HSVhsv(284, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.079 317)
LABlab(73.72% 20.06 -19.77)
LCHlch(73.72% 28.16 315.42)

What #CDA9DA 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 #CDA9DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.08Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 6.4Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.55Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.28Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.4Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.64

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

#CDA9DA Channel Values

How #CDA9DA 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 169 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 40% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDA9DA 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDA9DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDA9DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDA9DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDA9DA
Complementary
#B6DAA9
Analogous
#B5A9DA
Analogous
#DAA9CF
Triadic
#DACDA9
Triadic
#A9DACD
Split comp.
#CFDAA9
Split comp.
#A9DAB5

Tints & Shades of #CDA9DA

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

#D3B4DF
#DABFE3
#E0C9E8
#E8D8EE
#EEE2F3
#F5EDF7

Shades

#B886CB
#A25EBA
#8845A1
#6A367D
#4C2659
#2A1532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDA9DA.

How #CDA9DA 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#CDA9DA
Protanopia#B0B0DA
Protanomaly#BCADDA
Deuteranopia#B6B6D9
Deuteranomaly#C0B1DA
Tritanopia#C7B0B0
Tritanomaly#C9ADC2
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDA9DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cda9da: #CDA9DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDA9DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cda9da': '#CDA9DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.663, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_cda9da">#CDA9DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDA9DA"

More Purple Colors

#CDA9DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDA9DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDA9DA?

#CDA9DA is a light purple — rgb(205, 169, 218) in RGB and hsl(284, 40%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #CDA9DA?

#CDA9DA is rgb(205, 169, 218) — red 205, green 169, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDA9DA?

#CDA9DA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 22%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDA9DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDA9DA scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDA9DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDA9DA 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 10.78, which is visibly different.

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