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#CDC6FB Color

#CDC6FB is rgb(205, 198, 251) in RGB, hsl(248, 87%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDC6FB
HEX#CDC6FB
RGBrgb(205, 198, 251)
HSLhsl(248, 87%, 88%)
HSVhsv(248, 21%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.074 290.8)
LABlab(81.79% 10.44 -25.32)
LCHlch(81.79% 27.39 292.40)

What #CDC6FB 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 #CDC6FB, 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 blue in the library.

#CDC6FB Channel Values

How #CDC6FB 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 198 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 87% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 21% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDC6FB 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDC6FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDC6FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDC6FB; 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 #CDC6FB

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 #CDC6FB.

How #CDC6FB 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#CDC6FB
Protanopia#C7C7FB
Protanomaly#CAC7FB
Deuteranopia#C8C8FB
Deuteranomaly#CAC7FB
Tritanopia#C5CECE
Tritanomaly#C8CBE1
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDC6FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdc6fb: #CDC6FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDC6FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdc6fb': '#CDC6FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.776, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_cdc6fb">#CDC6FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDC6FB"

More Blue Colors

#CDC6FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDC6FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDC6FB?

#CDC6FB is a lightest blue — rgb(205, 198, 251) in RGB and hsl(248, 87%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.09.

What is the RGB value of #CDC6FB?

#CDC6FB is rgb(205, 198, 251) — red 205, green 198, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDC6FB?

#CDC6FB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDC6FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDC6FB scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDC6FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDC6FB 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 16.39, which is visibly different.

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