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#CDB1ED Color

#CDB1ED is rgb(205, 177, 237) in RGB, hsl(268, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB1ED
HEX#CDB1ED
RGBrgb(205, 177, 237)
HSLhsl(268, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(268, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.088 305.8)
LABlab(76.21% 18.87 -26.29)
LCHlch(76.21% 32.35 305.67)

What #CDB1ED 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 #CDB1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.27Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.09Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.75Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.82Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.67Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.49

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

#CDB1ED Channel Values

How #CDB1ED 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 177 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB1ED 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDB1ED
Complementary
#D1EDB0
Analogous
#B0B2ED
Analogous
#EBB0ED
Triadic
#EDCDB0
Triadic
#B0EDCD
Split comp.
#EDEBB0
Split comp.
#B2EDB0

Tints & Shades of #CDB1ED

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

#D2B8EF
#DAC5F2
#DFCDF4
#E7DAF7
#ECE2F8
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AF82E3
#9255D8
#752DC8
#5A239A
#40196C
#250E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDB1ED.

How #CDB1ED 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#CDB1ED
Protanopia#B6B6ED
Protanomaly#C0B4ED
Deuteranopia#BBBBEC
Deuteranomaly#C2B7ED
Tritanopia#C5BABA
Tritanomaly#C8B6D0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdb1ed: #CDB1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb1ed': '#CDB1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.694, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cdb1ed">#CDB1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDB1ED"

More Purple Colors

#CDB1ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDB1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB1ED?

#CDB1ED is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 177, 237) in RGB and hsl(268, 63%, 81%) 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 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #CDB1ED?

#CDB1ED is rgb(205, 177, 237) — red 205, green 177, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB1ED?

#CDB1ED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB1ED scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB1ED 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 12.93, which is visibly different.

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