What color is #CDCAE4?

#CDCAE4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCAE4?

The RGB value is 205, 202, 228: 205 red, 202 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCAE4?

The complementary color is #E1E4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCAE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCAE4 color

#CDCAE4 rgb(205, 202, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDCAE4 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.2% green and 89.4% blue (205, 202, 228).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#CDCAE4 color codes

HEX	`#CDCAE4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 202, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 79.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 6, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 13.84, 295.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.298, 60.821, 81.947)`
Decimal	`13486820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCAE4, 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 #CDCAE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCAE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #CDCAE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcae4; }
.text { color: #cdcae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcae4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 202 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcae4, #dacae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDCAE4?: #CDCAE4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCAE4?: The RGB value is 205, 202, 228: 205 red, 202 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCAE4?: The complementary color is #E1E4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCAE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.