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#CDDBF9 Color

#CDDBF9 is rgb(205, 219, 249) in RGB, hsl(221, 79%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDDBF9
HEX#CDDBF9
RGBrgb(205, 219, 249)
HSLhsl(221, 79%, 89%)
HSVhsv(221, 18%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.044 265.6)
LABlab(87.05% -0.32 -16.39)
LCHlch(87.05% 16.39 268.88)

What #CDDBF9 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 #CDDBF9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.58Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.24Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 7.79Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.72Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.21Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.51

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

#CDDBF9 Channel Values

How #CDDBF9 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 219 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 79% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 18% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDDBF9 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDDBF9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDDBF9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDDBF9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDDBF9
Complementary
#F9EBCD
Analogous
#CDF1F9
Analogous
#D5CDF9
Triadic
#F9CDDB
Triadic
#DBF9CD
Split comp.
#F9D5CD
Split comp.
#F1F9CD

Tints & Shades of #CDDBF9

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

#D1DEFA
#DAE5FB
#DFE8FB
#E4EBFC
#E8EFFC
#F1F5FD

Shades

#96B3F3
#5F8CEC
#2864E6
#1548B7
#0F3380
#091D49

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDDBF9.

How #CDDBF9 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#CDDBF9
Protanopia#D9D9F9
Protanomaly#D4DAF9
Deuteranopia#D7D7F9
Deuteranomaly#D3D8F9
Tritanopia#C8DFDF
Tritanomaly#CADDEA
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDDBF9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cddbf9: #CDDBF9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDDBF9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cddbf9': '#CDDBF9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.859, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_cddbf9">#CDDBF9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDDBF9"

More Blue Colors

#CDDBF9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CDDBF9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDDBF9?

#CDDBF9 is a lightest blue — rgb(205, 219, 249) in RGB and hsl(221, 79%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #CDDBF9?

#CDDBF9 is rgb(205, 219, 249) — red 205, green 219, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDDBF9?

#CDDBF9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDDBF9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDDBF9 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDDBF9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDDBF9 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #CDDBF9 in a Tool

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