#CDC8EA

A color in the Violet family

#cdc8ea is a color in the Violet family: RGB(205, 200, 234), HSL(249°, 45%, 85%), CMYK(12%, 15%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: thistle. Contrast is 1.61:1 on white and 13.05:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cdc8ea
RGBrgb(205 200 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(205, 200, 234)
RGB %rgb(80% 78% 92%)
HSLhsl(249 45% 85%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 15%, 92%)
HWBhwb(249 78% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(81.83 6.71 -16.25)
LCHlch(81.83 17.58 292.43)
OKLaboklab(0.8476 0.0178 -0.0437)
OKLCHoklch(0.8476 0.0472 292.11)
Decimal13486314

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorthistle ΔE 3
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue249°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)45% / 15%
Lightness (HSL)85%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)81% / 80%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6023
Red / Green / Blue205 / 200 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.61:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
13.05:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 27.4 / -75.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -30.9 / 76.4

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #cdc8ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(84.76% 0.0472 292.11);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(205 200 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cdc8ea] text-[#cdc8ea] border-[#cdc8ea]">