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#CDBCED closest to York Plum

#CDBCED is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 73.7% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(205, 188, 237)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 58% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CDBCED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.01:1.

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#CDBCED color conversion

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Variations of #CDBCED

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5C4EC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3C4EF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC2EE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5C4EC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDC1EC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8C3CD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCBFDF
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C2CF

#CDBCED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#CDBCED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.01:1 Super#CDBCED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDBCED in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CDBCED; }
.background { background-color: #CDBCED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDBCED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 188 237);
color: hsl(261 58% 83%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.070 300.7);

#CDBCED FAQ

What color is #CDBCED?

#CDBCED is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is York Plum. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CDBCED?

#CDBCED is rgb(205, 188, 237) in RGB, hsl(261, 58%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDBCED?

The complementary color of #CDBCED is #DCEDBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDBCED?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDBCED: 12.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDBCED a warm or cool color?

#CDBCED is a cool color.