What color is #CDABCA?

#CDABCA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDABCA?

The RGB value is 205, 171, 202: 205 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDABCA?

The complementary color is #ABCDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDABCA color

#CDABCA rgb(205, 171, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDABCA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (205, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#CDABCA color codes

HEX	`#CDABCA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, 17.69, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 20.89, 327.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.399, 46.37, 62.161)`
Decimal	`13478858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDABCA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdabca; }
.text { color: #cdabca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdabca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdabca, #cdabb9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CDABCA?: #CDABCA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDABCA?: The RGB value is 205, 171, 202: 205 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDABCA?: The complementary color is #ABCDAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.