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#CD9AED Dream Vapour

#CD9AED is a light, moderately saturated purple named Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 60.4% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(205, 154, 237)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 70% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CD9AED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.44:1.

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Variations of #CD9AED

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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#CD9AED 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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#CD9AED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD9AED 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 #97AFEB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BABF0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A7EF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #97AFEB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A9EC
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CAA5B9
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CD9FD7
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6A9C0

#CD9AED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.22:1 Very poor#CD9AED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.44:1 Very good#CD9AED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD9AED in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #CD9AED; }
.background { background-color: #CD9AED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD9AED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 154 237);
color: hsl(277 70% 77%);
color: oklch(0.764 0.127 311.7);

#CD9AED FAQ

What color is #CD9AED?

#CD9AED 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 #CD9AED?

#CD9AED is rgb(205, 154, 237) in RGB, hsl(277, 70%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD9AED?

The complementary color of #CD9AED is #BAED9A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD9AED?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD9AED: 9.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD9AED a warm or cool color?

#CD9AED is a cool color.