What color is #CDBDE9?

#CDBDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBDE9?

The RGB value is 205, 189, 233: 205 red, 189 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBDE9?

The complementary color is #D9E9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBDE9 color

#CDBDE9 rgb(205, 189, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDBDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.1% green and 91.4% blue (205, 189, 233).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 50% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Viking Diva (#CABAE0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#CDBDE9 color codes

HEX	`#CDBDE9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 189, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 50%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 19%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.19, 13.99, -19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.19, 24.25, 305.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.08, 55.258, 84.681)`
Decimal	`13483497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBDE9, 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 #CDBDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #CDBDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbde9; }
.text { color: #cdbde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 189 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbde9, #e3bde9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDBDE9?: #CDBDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBDE9?: The RGB value is 205, 189, 233: 205 red, 189 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBDE9?: The complementary color is #D9E9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.