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#CDBEEB closest to York Plum

#CDBEEB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.5% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(205, 190, 235)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 53% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CDBEEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.16:1.

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#CDBEEB color conversion

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Variations of #CDBEEB

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

How #CDBEEB 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 #B8C5EA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C5ED
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC3EC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C5EA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC3EA
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8C4CD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC1DE
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C3CF

#CDBEEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#CDBEEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.16:1 Super#CDBEEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDBEEB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 190 235);
color: hsl(260 53% 83%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.064 300.2);

#CDBEEB FAQ

What color is #CDBEEB?

#CDBEEB 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 #CDBEEB?

#CDBEEB is rgb(205, 190, 235) in RGB, hsl(260, 53%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDBEEB?

The complementary color of #CDBEEB is #DCEBBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDBEEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDBEEB: 12.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDBEEB a warm or cool color?

#CDBEEB is a cool color.