#CDCDF4 Color

#CDCDF4 is rgb(205, 205, 244) in RGB, hsl(240, 64%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDCDF4

HEX#CDCDF4

RGBrgb(205, 205, 244)

HSLhsl(240, 64%, 88%)

HSVhsv(240, 16%, 96%)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 4%)

OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.054 285.2)

LABlab(83.35% 5.79 -19.27)

LCHlch(83.35% 20.12 286.72)

What #CDCDF4 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 #CDCDF4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 2.52 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.12 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.18 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.99 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.05 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 10.77

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

#CDCDF4 Channel Values

How #CDCDF4 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 205 · B 244	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 64% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 16% · V 96%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 16% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 4%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.54:1 vs white · 13.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDCDF4 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDCDF4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDCDF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDCDF4; 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 #CDCDF4

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 #CDCDF4.

How #CDCDF4 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#CDCDF4

Protanopia#CDCDF4

Protanomaly#CDCDF4

Deuteranopia#CDCDF4

Deuteranomaly#CDCDF4

Tritanopia#C7D2D2

Tritanomaly#CAD0E1

Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

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Using #CDCDF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdcdf4: #CDCDF4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDCDF4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdcdf4': '#CDCDF4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.804, blue: 0.957)

Android XML<color name="color_cdcdf4">#CDCDF4</color>

SVG fillfill="#CDCDF4"

More Blue Colors

#CDCDF4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cddcf9 ccccff cec8ef cad5e2 d0dceb c6d2ff d1ccef c5d4e7 d1d1ff c5cbe1 d1d5dc c4e7fd eaeafb 000094 0048ba 0769a6 161664 2243b6 32527b 4334a8 583eea 6d9bc3 88a6cd a3b3ff

#CDCDF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDCDF4?

#CDCDF4 is a lightest blue — rgb(205, 205, 244) in RGB and hsl(240, 64%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #CDCDF4?

#CDCDF4 is rgb(205, 205, 244) — red 205, green 205, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDCDF4?

#CDCDF4 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDCDF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDCDF4 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDCDF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDCDF4 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.77, which is visibly different.

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