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#CDABF7 Color

#CDABF7 is rgb(205, 171, 247) in RGB, hsl(267, 83%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 31%, 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDABF7
HEX#CDABF7
RGBrgb(205, 171, 247)
HSLhsl(267, 83%, 82%)
HSVhsv(267, 31%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.111 304.5)
LABlab(75.09% 23.58 -33.38)
LCHlch(75.09% 40.87 305.23)

What #CDABF7 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 #CDABF7, 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.

#CDABF7 Channel Values

How #CDABF7 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 171 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 83% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 31% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDABF7 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDABF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDABF7; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDABF7

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 #CDABF7.

How #CDABF7 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#CDABF7
Protanopia#B1B1F7
Protanomaly#BDAFF7
Deuteranopia#B7B7F6
Deuteranomaly#C0B2F7
Tritanopia#C3B7B7
Tritanomaly#C7B2D4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDABF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdabf7: #CDABF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDABF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdabf7': '#CDABF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.671, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_cdabf7">#CDABF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDABF7"

More Purple Colors

#CDABF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDABF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDABF7?

#CDABF7 is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 171, 247) in RGB and hsl(267, 83%, 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #CDABF7?

#CDABF7 is rgb(205, 171, 247) — red 205, green 171, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDABF7?

#CDABF7 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDABF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDABF7 scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDABF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDABF7 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 13.68, which is visibly different.

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