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#CDC7DB Color

#CDC7DB is rgb(205, 199, 219) in RGB, hsl(258, 22%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDC7DB
HEX#CDC7DB
RGBrgb(205, 199, 219)
HSLhsl(258, 22%, 82%)
HSVhsv(258, 9%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.028 299.5)
LABlab(81.19% 4.95 -9.21)
LCHlch(81.19% 10.45 298.26)

What #CDC7DB 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 #CDC7DB, 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.

#CDC7DB Channel Values

How #CDC7DB 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 199 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 22% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 9% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDC7DB 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDC7DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDC7DB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDC7DB

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 #CDC7DB.

How #CDC7DB 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#CDC7DB
Protanopia#C8C8DB
Protanomaly#CAC8DB
Deuteranopia#C9C9DB
Deuteranomaly#CBC8DB
Tritanopia#CACACA
Tritanomaly#CBC9D1
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDC7DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdc7db: #CDC7DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDC7DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdc7db': '#CDC7DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.780, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cdc7db">#CDC7DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDC7DB"

More Purple Colors

#CDC7DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDC7DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDC7DB?

#CDC7DB is a lightest purple — rgb(205, 199, 219) in RGB and hsl(258, 22%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.81.

What is the RGB value of #CDC7DB?

#CDC7DB is rgb(205, 199, 219) — red 205, green 199, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDC7DB?

#CDC7DB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDC7DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDC7DB scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDC7DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDC7DB 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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