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#CDABEF closest to Violet Heaven

#CDABEF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violet Heaven. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.1% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(205, 171, 239)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 68% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #CDABEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.67:1.

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Variations of #CDABEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A5B9ED
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB7F2
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACB5F0
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A5B9ED
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2B5EE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C9B4C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCAFDC
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEB5C8

#CDABEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#CDABEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.67:1 Very good#CDABEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDABEF in CSS

/* Violet Heaven */
.color { color: #CDABEF; }
.background { background-color: #CDABEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDABEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 171 239);
color: hsl(270 68% 80%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.101 307.0);

#CDABEF FAQ

What color is #CDABEF?

#CDABEF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CDABEF?

#CDABEF is rgb(205, 171, 239) in RGB, hsl(270, 68%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDABEF?

The complementary color of #CDABEF is #CDEFAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDABEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDABEF: 10.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDABEF a warm or cool color?

#CDABEF is a cool color.