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#CDC4E9 closest to York Plum

#CDC4E9 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.9% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(205, 196, 233)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 46% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #CDC4E9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.67:1.

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Variations of #CDC4E9

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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#CDC4E9 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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#CDC4E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC4E9 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 #BEC9E8
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDC9EB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C8EA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEC9E8
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3C7E8
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8C9D0
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC6DE
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC8D2

#CDC4E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#CDC4E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.67:1 Super#CDC4E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC4E9 in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CDC4E9; }
.background { background-color: #CDC4E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC4E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 196 233);
color: hsl(255 46% 84%);
color: oklch(0.839 0.052 296.4);

#CDC4E9 FAQ

What color is #CDC4E9?

#CDC4E9 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 #CDC4E9?

#CDC4E9 is rgb(205, 196, 233) in RGB, hsl(255, 46%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC4E9?

The complementary color of #CDC4E9 is #E0E9C4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC4E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC4E9: 12.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC4E9 a warm or cool color?

#CDC4E9 is a cool color.