What color is #CDB5CE?

#CDB5CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB5CE?

The RGB value is 205, 181, 206: 205 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB5CE?

The complementary color is #B6CEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB5CE color

#CDB5CE rgb(205, 181, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDB5CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71% green and 80.8% blue (205, 181, 206).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#CDB5CE color codes

HEX	`#CDB5CE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 181, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, 13, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 16.07, 324)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.84, 50.484, 65.341)`
Decimal	`13481422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB5CE, 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 #CDB5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #CDB5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb5ce; }
.text { color: #cdb5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 181 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb5ce, #ceb5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDB5CE?: #CDB5CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB5CE?: The RGB value is 205, 181, 206: 205 red, 181 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB5CE?: The complementary color is #B6CEB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.