#CDCDEB

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#cdcdeb is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(205, 205, 235), HSL(240°, 43%, 86%), CMYK(13%, 13%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: thistle. Contrast is 1.55:1 on white and 13.53:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cdcdeb
RGBrgb(205 205 235)
RGB (legacy)rgb(205, 205, 235)
RGB %rgb(80% 80% 92%)
HSLhsl(240 43% 86%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 13%, 92%)
HWBhwb(240 80% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(83.12 4.37 -14.86)
LCHlch(83.12 15.49 286.38)
OKLaboklab(0.8578 0.0111 -0.0399)
OKLCHoklch(0.8578 0.0414 285.5)
Decimal13487595

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorthistle ΔE 3.8
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)43% / 13%
Lightness (HSL)86%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)82% / 81%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6264
Red / Green / Blue205 / 205 / 235

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.55:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
13.53:1
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 25.4 / -77.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -28.7 / 78.4

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: #cdcdeb;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(85.78% 0.0414 285.5);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(205 205 235 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cdcdeb] text-[#cdcdeb] border-[#cdcdeb]">