#CDBDEB Color

#CDBDEB is rgb(205, 189, 235) in RGB, hsl(261, 53%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDBDEB

HEX#CDBDEB

RGBrgb(205, 189, 235)

HSLhsl(261, 53%, 83%)

HSVhsv(261, 20%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.066 300.9)

LABlab(79.10% 12.41 -20.86)

LCHlch(79.10% 24.27 300.76)

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

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.91 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.7 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 7.6 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.5 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 11.76 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 12.63

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

#CDBDEB Channel Values

How #CDBDEB 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 189 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 53% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 20% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDBDEB 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CDBDEB

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

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 #CDBDEB.

How #CDBDEB 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#CDBDEB

Protanopia#C0C0EB

Protanomaly#C5BFEB

Deuteranopia#C2C2EB

Deuteranomaly#C7C0EB

Tritanopia#C7C4C4

Tritanomaly#C9C1D5

Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDBDEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdbdeb: #CDBDEB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDBDEB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdbdeb': '#CDBDEB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.741, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="color_cdbdeb">#CDBDEB</color>

SVG fillfill="#CDBDEB"

More Purple Colors

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

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#CDBDEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDBDEB?

#CDBDEB is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 189, 235) in RGB and hsl(261, 53%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #CDBDEB?

#CDBDEB is rgb(205, 189, 235) — red 205, green 189, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDBDEB?

#CDBDEB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDBDEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDBDEB scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDBDEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDBDEB 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 11.76, which is visibly different.

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