What color is #CDD1FF?

#CDD1FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD1FF?

The RGB value is 205, 209, 255: 205 red, 209 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD1FF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDD1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD1FF color

#CDD1FF rgb(205, 209, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDD1FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82% green and 100% blue (205, 209, 255).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#CDD1FF color codes

HEX	`#CDD1FF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 209, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 18%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.89, 7.93, -22.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.89, 24.22, 289.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.023, 65.799, 103.81)`
Decimal	`13488639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD1FF, 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 #CDD1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #CDD1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd1ff; }
.text { color: #cdd1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 209 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd1ff, #e2cdff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDD1FF?: #CDD1FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD1FF?: The RGB value is 205, 209, 255: 205 red, 209 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD1FF?: The complementary color is #FFFBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.