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#CDBAEE Color

#CDBAEE is rgb(205, 186, 238) in RGB, hsl(262, 60%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDBAEE
HEX#CDBAEE
RGBrgb(205, 186, 238)
HSLhsl(262, 60%, 83%)
HSVhsv(262, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.075 301.5)
LABlab(78.44% 14.42 -23.45)
LCHlch(78.44% 27.53 301.58)

What #CDBAEE 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 #CDBAEE, 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.

#CDBAEE Channel Values

How #CDBAEE 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 186 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 60% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDBAEE 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CDBAEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDBAEE; 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 #CDBAEE

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 #CDBAEE.

How #CDBAEE 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#CDBAEE
Protanopia#BDBDEE
Protanomaly#C4BCEE
Deuteranopia#C1C1EE
Deuteranomaly#C6BEEE
Tritanopia#C6C2C2
Tritanomaly#C9BFD5
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDBAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdbaee: #CDBAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDBAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdbaee': '#CDBAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.729, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_cdbaee">#CDBAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDBAEE"

More Purple Colors

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

#CDBAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDBAEE?

#CDBAEE is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 186, 238) in RGB and hsl(262, 60%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #CDBAEE?

#CDBAEE is rgb(205, 186, 238) — red 205, green 186, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDBAEE?

#CDBAEE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDBAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDBAEE scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDBAEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDBAEE 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.54, which is visibly different.

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