What color is #CDC6DA?

#CDC6DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC6DA?

The RGB value is 205, 198, 218: 205 red, 198 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC6DA?

The complementary color is #D3DAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC6DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC6DA color

#CDC6DA rgb(205, 198, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDC6DA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.6% green and 85.5% blue (205, 198, 218).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#CDC6DA color codes

HEX	`#CDC6DA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 198, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, 6.15, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 10.95, 304.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.024, 58.429, 74.537)`
Decimal	`13485786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC6DA, 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 #CDC6DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC6DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #CDC6DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc6da; }
.text { color: #cdc6da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc6da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 198 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc6da, #d7c6da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDC6DA?: #CDC6DA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC6DA?: The RGB value is 205, 198, 218: 205 red, 198 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC6DA?: The complementary color is #D3DAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC6DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.