What color is #CDBEFF?

#CDBEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBEFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #CDBEFF?

The complementary color is #F0FFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBEFF color

#CDBEFF rgb(205, 190, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDBEFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.5% green and 100% blue (205, 190, 255).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#CDBEFF color codes

HEX	`#CDBEFF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 190, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, 18.15, -30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 35.12, 301.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.636, 57.026, 102.348)`
Decimal	`13483775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBEFF, 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 #CDBEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #CDBEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbeff; }
.text { color: #cdbeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 190 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbeff, #edbeff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CDBEFF?: #CDBEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBEFF?: The RGB value is 205, 190, 255: 205 red, 190 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBEFF?: The complementary color is #F0FFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.