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#CDB3EA Color

#CDB3EA is rgb(205, 179, 234) in RGB, hsl(268, 57%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 8%) 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB3EA
HEX#CDB3EA
RGBrgb(205, 179, 234)
HSLhsl(268, 57%, 81%)
HSVhsv(268, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.081 306.1)
LABlab(76.61% 17.36 -24.07)
LCHlch(76.61% 29.68 305.81)

What #CDB3EA 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 #CDB3EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.11Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.28Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.72Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.63Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.31Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.67

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

#CDB3EA Channel Values

How #CDB3EA 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 179 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 57% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB3EA 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB3EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB3EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB3EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDB3EA
Complementary
#D0EAB3
Analogous
#B3B5EA
Analogous
#E8B3EA
Triadic
#EACDB3
Triadic
#B3EACD
Split comp.
#EAE8B3
Split comp.
#B5EAB3

Tints & Shades of #CDB3EA

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

#D2BBEC
#DAC7F0
#DFCFF2
#E7DBF5
#ECE3F7
#F4EFFB

Shades

#B087DE
#925BD2
#7635C0
#5B2994
#401D68
#25103C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDB3EA.

How #CDB3EA 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#CDB3EA
Protanopia#B8B8EA
Protanomaly#C1B6EA
Deuteranopia#BCBCE9
Deuteranomaly#C3B9EA
Tritanopia#C6BBBB
Tritanomaly#C9B8D0
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB3EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdb3ea: #CDB3EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB3EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb3ea': '#CDB3EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.702, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_cdb3ea">#CDB3EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDB3EA"

More Purple Colors

#CDB3EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDB3EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB3EA?

#CDB3EA is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 179, 234) in RGB and hsl(268, 57%, 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #CDB3EA?

#CDB3EA is rgb(205, 179, 234) — red 205, green 179, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB3EA?

#CDB3EA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB3EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB3EA scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB3EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB3EA 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 13.87, which is visibly different.

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