CDBEED

#CDBEED closest to York Plum

#CDBEED 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 92.9% blue (rgb(205, 190, 237)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 57% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CDBEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.18:1.

#CDBEED color conversion

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Variations of #CDBEED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #CDBEED 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 #B7C5EC
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5C5EF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC3EE
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7C5EC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC3EC
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8C5CE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC1DF
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C3D0

#CDBEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#CDBEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.18:1 Super#CDBEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #CDBEED

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#CDBEED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 190 237);
color: hsl(259 57% 84%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.067 299.5);

#CDBEED FAQ

What color is #CDBEED?

#CDBEED 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 #CDBEED?

#CDBEED is rgb(205, 190, 237) in RGB, hsl(259, 57%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDBEED?

The complementary color of #CDBEED is #DEEDBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDBEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDBEED: 12.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDBEED a warm or cool color?

#CDBEED is a cool color.