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#CDC4EA closest to York Plum

#CDC4EA 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 91.8% blue (rgb(205, 196, 234)). Its HSL value is 254° hue, 47% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CDC4EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.68:1.

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#CDC4EA color conversion

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Variations of #CDC4EA

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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#CDC4EA 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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#CDC4EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC4EA 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 #BDC9E9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC9EC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C8EB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC9E9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2C7E9
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8CAD1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC6DF
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC8D2

#CDC4EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#CDC4EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.68:1 Super#CDC4EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC4EA in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #CDC4EA; }
.background { background-color: #CDC4EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC4EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 196 234);
color: hsl(254 47% 84%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.053 296.1);

#CDC4EA FAQ

What color is #CDC4EA?

#CDC4EA 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 #CDC4EA?

#CDC4EA is rgb(205, 196, 234) in RGB, hsl(254, 47%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC4EA?

The complementary color of #CDC4EA is #E1EAC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC4EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC4EA: 12.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC4EA a warm or cool color?

#CDC4EA is a cool color.