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#CD99EA closest to Dream Vapour

#CD99EA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 60.0% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(205, 153, 234)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 66% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CD99EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.34:1.

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Variations of #CD99EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CD99EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CD99EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD99EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #97AEE8
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BAAED
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A6EC
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97AEE8
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA8E9
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CBA4B7
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CD9ED5
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6A8BF

#CD99EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#CD99EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.34:1 Very good#CD99EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD99EA in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #CD99EA; }
.background { background-color: #CD99EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD99EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 153 234);
color: hsl(279 66% 76%);
color: oklch(0.761 0.125 312.9);

#CD99EA FAQ

What color is #CD99EA?

#CD99EA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CD99EA?

#CD99EA is rgb(205, 153, 234) in RGB, hsl(279, 66%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD99EA?

The complementary color of #CD99EA is #B6EA99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD99EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD99EA: 9.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD99EA a warm or cool color?

#CD99EA is a cool color.