What color is #CDBED8?

#CDBED8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBED8?

The RGB value is 205, 190, 216: 205 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBED8?

The complementary color is #C9D8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBED8 color

#CDBED8 rgb(205, 190, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDBED8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.5% green and 84.7% blue (205, 190, 216).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 25% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#CDBED8 color codes

HEX	`#CDBED8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 190, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 25%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.91, 10.05, -11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.91, 14.95, 312.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.983, 54.764, 72.574)`
Decimal	`13483736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBED8, 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 #CDBED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #CDBED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbed8; }
.text { color: #cdbed8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbed8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 190 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbed8, #d8bed6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDBED8?: #CDBED8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBED8?: The RGB value is 205, 190, 216: 205 red, 190 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBED8?: The complementary color is #C9D8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.