What color is #CDBFDD?

#CDBFDD 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 #CDBFDD?

The RGB value is 205, 191, 221: 205 red, 191 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBFDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBFDD color

#CDBFDD rgb(205, 191, 221)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.9% green and 86.7% blue (205, 191, 221).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#CDBFDD color codes

HEX	`#CDBFDD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 191, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.31, 10.49, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.31, 16.84, 308.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.856, 55.461, 76.102)`
Decimal	`13483997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBFDD, 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 #CDBFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #CDBFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbfdd; }
.text { color: #cdbfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 191 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbfdd, #dcbfdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDBFDD?: #CDBFDD 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 #CDBFDD?: The RGB value is 205, 191, 221: 205 red, 191 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBFDD?: The complementary color is #CFDDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.