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#CDC3EE closest to York Plum

#CDC3EE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(205, 195, 238)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 56% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CDC3EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.64:1.

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Variations of #CDC3EE

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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#CDC3EE 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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#CDC3EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC3EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBC8ED
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC9F0
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFC7EF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBC8ED
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1C7ED
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7C9D1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBC6E1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC7D3

#CDC3EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#CDC3EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.64:1 Super#CDC3EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC3EE in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CDC3EE; }
.background { background-color: #CDC3EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC3EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 195 238);
color: hsl(254 56% 85%);
color: oklch(0.839 0.060 295.7);

#CDC3EE FAQ

What color is #CDC3EE?

#CDC3EE 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 #CDC3EE?

#CDC3EE is rgb(205, 195, 238) in RGB, hsl(254, 56%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC3EE?

The complementary color of #CDC3EE is #E4EEC3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC3EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC3EE: 12.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC3EE a warm or cool color?

#CDC3EE is a cool color.