What color is #CDBDF3?

#CDBDF3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBDF3?

The RGB value is 205, 189, 243: 205 red, 189 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBDF3?

The complementary color is #E3F3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBDF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBDF3 color

#CDBDF3 rgb(205, 189, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDBDF3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.1% green and 95.3% blue (205, 189, 243).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#CDBDF3 color codes

HEX	`#CDBDF3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 189, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.53, 16.09, -24.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.53, 29.45, 303.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.549, 55.845, 92.419)`
Decimal	`13483507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBDF3, 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 #CDBDF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBDF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #CDBDF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbdf3; }
.text { color: #cdbdf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbdf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 189 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbdf3, #e8bdf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDBDF3?: #CDBDF3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBDF3?: The RGB value is 205, 189, 243: 205 red, 189 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBDF3?: The complementary color is #E3F3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBDF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.