What color is #CDAECB?

#CDAECB 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 #CDAECB?

The RGB value is 205, 174, 203: 205 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAECB?

The complementary color is #AECDB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAECB color

#CDAECB rgb(205, 174, 203)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (205, 174, 203).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#CDAECB color codes

HEX	`#CDAECB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 174, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.55, 16.24, -10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.55, 19.35, 327.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.091, 47.564, 62.978)`
Decimal	`13479627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAECB, 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 #CDAECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #CDAECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdaecb; }
.text { color: #cdaecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdaecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 174 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdaecb, #cdaebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDAECB?: #CDAECB 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 #CDAECB?: The RGB value is 205, 174, 203: 205 red, 174 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAECB?: The complementary color is #AECDB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.