What color is #CDC3D7?

#CDC3D7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC3D7?

The RGB value is 205, 195, 215: 205 red, 195 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC3D7?

The complementary color is #CDD7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC3D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC3D7 color

#CDC3D7 rgb(205, 195, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDC3D7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green and 84.3% blue (205, 195, 215).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#CDC3D7 color codes

HEX	`#CDC3D7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 195, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.5%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.13, 7.17, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.13, 11.28, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.956, 56.916, 72.262)`
Decimal	`13485015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC3D7, 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 #CDC3D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC3D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #CDC3D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc3d7; }
.text { color: #cdc3d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc3d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 195 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc3d7, #d7c3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CDC3D7?: #CDC3D7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC3D7?: The RGB value is 205, 195, 215: 205 red, 195 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC3D7?: The complementary color is #CDD7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC3D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.