What color is #CDCBDA?

#CDCBDA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCBDA?

The RGB value is 205, 203, 218: 205 red, 203 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCBDA?

The complementary color is #D8DACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCBDA color

#CDCBDA rgb(205, 203, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCBDA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.6% green and 85.5% blue (205, 203, 218).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#CDCBDA color codes

HEX	`#CDCBDA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 203, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 79.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, 3.5, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 7.99, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.185, 60.753, 74.924)`
Decimal	`13487066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCBDA, 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 #CDCBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #CDCBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcbda; }
.text { color: #cdcbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 203 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcbda, #d5cbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CDCBDA?: #CDCBDA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCBDA?: The RGB value is 205, 203, 218: 205 red, 203 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCBDA?: The complementary color is #D8DACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.