What color is #CDBAD4?

#CDBAD4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBAD4?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 212: 205 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBAD4?

The complementary color is #C1D4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBAD4 color

#CDBAD4 rgb(205, 186, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDBAD4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 83.1% blue (205, 186, 212).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#CDBAD4 color codes

HEX	`#CDBAD4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, 11.43, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 15.58, 317.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.618, 52.851, 69.599)`
Decimal	`13482708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBAD4, 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 #CDBAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #CDBAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbad4; }
.text { color: #cdbad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbad4, #d4bace); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDBAD4?: #CDBAD4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBAD4?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 212: 205 red, 186 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBAD4?: The complementary color is #C1D4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.