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#CDB4EE Color

#CDB4EE is rgb(205, 180, 238) in RGB, hsl(266, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 24%, 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 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB4EE
HEX#CDB4EE
RGBrgb(205, 180, 238)
HSLhsl(266, 63%, 82%)
HSVhsv(266, 24%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.085 304.2)
LABlab(76.97% 17.48 -25.67)
LCHlch(76.97% 31.06 304.26)

What #CDB4EE 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 #CDB4EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.5Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.48Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.48Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.2Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.56Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.63

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

#CDB4EE Channel Values

How #CDB4EE 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 180 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 63% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 24% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB4EE 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB4EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB4EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB4EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDB4EE
Complementary
#D5EEB4
Analogous
#B4B8EE
Analogous
#EAB4EE
Triadic
#EECDB4
Triadic
#B4EECD
Split comp.
#EEEAB4
Split comp.
#B8EEB4

Tints & Shades of #CDB4EE

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

#D3BCF0
#DBC9F3
#E1D1F5
#E6DAF7
#ECE2F8
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AF86E4
#9059D9
#722ECC
#56239A
#3D196C
#230E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDB4EE.

How #CDB4EE 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#CDB4EE
Protanopia#B9B9EE
Protanomaly#C1B7EE
Deuteranopia#BDBDED
Deuteranomaly#C3B9EE
Tritanopia#C5BDBD
Tritanomaly#C8B9D2
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB4EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdb4ee: #CDB4EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB4EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb4ee': '#CDB4EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.706, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_cdb4ee">#CDB4EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDB4EE"

More Purple Colors

#CDB4EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDB4EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB4EE?

#CDB4EE is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 180, 238) in RGB and hsl(266, 63%, 82%) 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 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #CDB4EE?

#CDB4EE is rgb(205, 180, 238) — red 205, green 180, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB4EE?

#CDB4EE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB4EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB4EE scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB4EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB4EE 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 14.19, which is visibly different.

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