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#CDBFEC closest to York Plum

#CDBFEC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.9% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(205, 191, 236)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 54% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CDBFEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.26:1.

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Variations of #CDBFEC

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8C5EB
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C6EE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC4ED
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8C5EB
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC4EB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8C5CE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC2DF
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C4D0

#CDBFEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#CDBFEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.26:1 Super#CDBFEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDBFEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 191 236);
color: hsl(259 54% 84%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.064 299.2);

#CDBFEC FAQ

What color is #CDBFEC?

#CDBFEC 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 #CDBFEC?

#CDBFEC is rgb(205, 191, 236) in RGB, hsl(259, 54%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDBFEC?

The complementary color of #CDBFEC is #DEECBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDBFEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDBFEC: 12.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDBFEC a warm or cool color?

#CDBFEC is a cool color.