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#CDBEE0 Color

#CDBEE0 is rgb(205, 190, 224) in RGB, hsl(266, 35%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 12%) 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 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDBEE0
HEX#CDBEE0
RGBrgb(205, 190, 224)
HSLhsl(266, 35%, 81%)
HSVhsv(266, 15%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.05 305.3)
LABlab(79.05% 10.21 -15.04)
LCHlch(79.05% 18.18 304.17)

What #CDBEE0 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 #CDBEE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.21Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.38Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.72Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.82Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 9.27Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.06

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

#CDBEE0 Channel Values

How #CDBEE0 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 190 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 35% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 15% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDBEE0 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 text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDBEE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDBEE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDBEE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDBEE0
Complementary
#D1E0BE
Analogous
#BEC0E0
Analogous
#DDBEE0
Triadic
#E0CCBE
Triadic
#BEE0CC
Split comp.
#E0DDBE
Split comp.
#C0E0BE

Tints & Shades of #CDBEE0

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

#D2C4E3
#DACFE8
#DFD6EB
#E7E0F0
#ECE7F3
#F4F1F8

Shades

#AF98CD
#9272BB
#7550A5
#5A3D7F
#3F2B5A
#241934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDBEE0.

How #CDBEE0 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#CDBEE0
Protanopia#C1C1E0
Protanomaly#C6C0E0
Deuteranopia#C3C3E0
Deuteranomaly#C7C1E0
Tritanopia#C9C3C3
Tritanomaly#CAC1CF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDBEE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdbee0: #CDBEE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDBEE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdbee0': '#CDBEE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.745, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_cdbee0">#CDBEE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDBEE0"

More Purple Colors

#CDBEE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDBEE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDBEE0?

#CDBEE0 is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 190, 224) in RGB and hsl(266, 35%, 81%) 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #CDBEE0?

#CDBEE0 is rgb(205, 190, 224) — red 205, green 190, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDBEE0?

#CDBEE0 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDBEE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDBEE0 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDBEE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDBEE0 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 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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