What color is #CDB4C7?

#CDB4C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB4C7?

The RGB value is 205, 180, 199: 205 red, 180 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB4C7?

The complementary color is #B4CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB4C7 color

#CDB4C7 rgb(205, 180, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDB4C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 70.6% green and 78% blue (205, 180, 199).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#CDB4C7 color codes

HEX	`#CDB4C7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 180, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 70.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, 12.25, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 13.78, 332.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.806, 49.746, 60.895)`
Decimal	`13481159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB4C7, 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 #CDB4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #CDB4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb4c7; }
.text { color: #cdb4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 180 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb4c7, #cdb4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB4C7?: #CDB4C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB4C7?: The RGB value is 205, 180, 199: 205 red, 180 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB4C7?: The complementary color is #B4CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.