What color is #CDCDF3?

#CDCDF3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCDF3?

The RGB value is 205, 205, 243: 205 red, 205 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCDF3?

The complementary color is #F3F3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCDF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCDF3 color

#CDCDF3 rgb(205, 205, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDCDF3 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 95.3% blue (205, 205, 243).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#CDCDF3 color codes

HEX	`#CDCDF3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 205, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.5, 7.49, -18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.5, 20.08, 291.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.182, 63.112, 93.63)`
Decimal	`13487603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCDF3, 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 #CDCDF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCDF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #CDCDF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcdf3; }
.text { color: #cdcdf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcdf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 205 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcdf3, #e0cdf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDCDF3?: #CDCDF3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCDF3?: The RGB value is 205, 205, 243: 205 red, 205 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCDF3?: The complementary color is #F3F3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCDF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.