What color is #CDC7E3?

#CDC7E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC7E3?

The RGB value is 205, 199, 227: 205 red, 199 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC7E3?

The complementary color is #DDE3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC7E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC7E3 color

#CDC7E3 rgb(205, 199, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDC7E3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78% green and 89% blue (205, 199, 227).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#CDC7E3 color codes

HEX	`#CDC7E3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 199, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 78%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 12%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.5, 7.39, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.5, 15.05, 299.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.463, 59.372, 80.985)`
Decimal	`13486051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC7E3, 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 #CDC7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC7E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #CDC7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc7e3; }
.text { color: #cdc7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 199 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc7e3, #dbc7e3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CDC7E3?: #CDC7E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC7E3?: The RGB value is 205, 199, 227: 205 red, 199 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC7E3?: The complementary color is #DDE3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC7E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.