What color is #CDBCD4?

#CDBCD4 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 #CDBCD4?

The RGB value is 205, 188, 212: 205 red, 188 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBCD4?

The complementary color is #C3D4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBCD4 color

#CDBCD4 rgb(205, 188, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDBCD4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 73.7% green and 83.1% blue (205, 188, 212).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 22% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% 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 11.74:1).

#CDBCD4 color codes

HEX	`#CDBCD4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 188, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 73.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 22%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.29, 10.36, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.29, 14.28, 316.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.042, 53.699, 69.74)`
Decimal	`13483220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBCD4, 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 #CDBCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #CDBCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbcd4; }
.text { color: #cdbcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbcd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 188 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbcd4, #d4bccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDBCD4?: #CDBCD4 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 #CDBCD4?: The RGB value is 205, 188, 212: 205 red, 188 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBCD4?: The complementary color is #C3D4BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.