What color is #CDAFCD?

#CDAFCD 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 #CDAFCD?

The RGB value is 205, 175, 205: 205 red, 175 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDAFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAFCD color

#CDAFCD rgb(205, 175, 205)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.6% green and 80.4% blue (205, 175, 205).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#CDAFCD color codes

HEX	`#CDAFCD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 175, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, 16.07, -11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 19.56, 325.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.525, 48.048, 64.306)`
Decimal	`13479885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAFCD, 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 #CDAFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #CDAFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdafcd; }
.text { color: #cdafcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdafcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 175 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdafcd, #cdafbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDAFCD?: #CDAFCD 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 #CDAFCD?: The RGB value is 205, 175, 205: 205 red, 175 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAFCD?: The complementary color is #AFCDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.