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#CDBFED Color

#CDBFED is rgb(205, 191, 237) in RGB, hsl(258, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 7%) 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.

#CDBFED
HEX#CDBFED
RGBrgb(205, 191, 237)
HSLhsl(258, 56%, 84%)
HSVhsv(258, 19%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.065 298.9)
LABlab(79.65% 11.71 -21.10)
LCHlch(79.65% 24.13 299.04)

What #CDBFED 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 #CDBFED, 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.

#CDBFED Channel Values

How #CDBFED 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 191 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 56% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 19% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDBFED 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CDBFED

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

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDBFED

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 #CDBFED.

How #CDBFED 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#CDBFED
Protanopia#C1C1ED
Protanomaly#C6C0ED
Deuteranopia#C4C4ED
Deuteranomaly#C8C2ED
Tritanopia#C7C6C6
Tritanomaly#C9C3D7
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDBFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdbfed: #CDBFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDBFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdbfed': '#CDBFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.749, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cdbfed">#CDBFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDBFED"

More Purple Colors

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

#CDBFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDBFED?

#CDBFED is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 191, 237) in RGB and hsl(258, 56%, 84%) 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 #CDBFED?

#CDBFED is rgb(205, 191, 237) — red 205, green 191, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDBFED?

#CDBFED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDBFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDBFED scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDBFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDBFED 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 11.99, which is visibly different.

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