#CDB7FC Color

#CDB7FC is rgb(205, 183, 252) in RGB, hsl(259, 92%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB7FC

HEX#CDB7FC

RGBrgb(205, 183, 252)

HSLhsl(259, 92%, 85%)

HSVhsv(259, 27%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.098 298.9)

LABlab(78.13% 18.24 -31.41)

LCHlch(78.13% 36.32 300.14)

What #CDB7FC 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 #CDB7FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.32 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.75 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.8 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.99 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.06 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 13.28

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

#CDB7FC Channel Values

How #CDB7FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 205 · G 183 · B 252	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 259° · S 92% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 259° · S 27% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 19% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB7FC 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB7FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB7FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB7FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDB7FC

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 #CDB7FC.

How #CDB7FC 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#CDB7FC

Protanopia#BBBBFC

Protanomaly#C2B9FC

Deuteranopia#BFBFFC

Deuteranomaly#C5BCFC

Tritanopia#C3C2C2

Tritanomaly#C7BDDB

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #CDB7FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdb7fc: #CDB7FC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB7FC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb7fc': '#CDB7FC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.718, blue: 0.988)

Android XML<color name="color_cdb7fc">#CDB7FC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CDB7FC"

More Purple Colors

#CDB7FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ce8aff cda4de cebeef cc99ff cfb6e7 cc81df d0a1e8 cc66ff d69ae5 cc33ff d6cadd cc00ff df73ff f6cfff 270042 390061 4c2882 5d1c6d 6c3082 8000ff 942dae 9c51b6 ab92b3 ba98dd

#CDB7FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB7FC?

#CDB7FC is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 183, 252) in RGB and hsl(259, 92%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.32.

What is the RGB value of #CDB7FC?

#CDB7FC is rgb(205, 183, 252) — red 205, green 183, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB7FC?

#CDB7FC converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB7FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB7FC scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB7FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB7FC 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 16.41, which is visibly different.

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