What color is #CDADC9?

#CDADC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDADC9?

The RGB value is 205, 173, 201: 205 red, 173 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDADC9?

The complementary color is #ADCDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDADC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDADC9 color

#CDADC9 rgb(205, 173, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDADC9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.8% green and 78.8% blue (205, 173, 201).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#CDADC9 color codes

HEX	`#CDADC9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 173, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, 16.42, -9.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 19.16, 328.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.662, 47.084, 61.666)`
Decimal	`13479369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDADC9, 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 #CDADC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDADC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #CDADC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdadc9; }
.text { color: #cdadc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdadc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 173 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdadc9, #cdadb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDADC9?: #CDADC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDADC9?: The RGB value is 205, 173, 201: 205 red, 173 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDADC9?: The complementary color is #ADCDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDADC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.