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#CDCDED closest to Frozen Periwinkle

#CDCDED is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(205, 205, 237)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 47% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CDCDED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.55:1.

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Variations of #CDCDED

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CFEC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6D0EF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7CFEE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CFEC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7CEED
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7D2D7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBCFE3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFCFD7

#CDCDED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#CDCDED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.55:1 Super#CDCDED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCDED in CSS

/* Frozen Periwinkle */
.color { color: #CDCDED; }
.background { background-color: #CDCDED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCDED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 205 237);
color: hsl(240 47% 87%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.044 285.4);

#CDCDED FAQ

What color is #CDCDED?

#CDCDED is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CDCDED?

#CDCDED is rgb(205, 205, 237) in RGB, hsl(240, 47%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCDED?

The complementary color of #CDCDED is #EDEDCD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCDED?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCDED: 13.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCDED a warm or cool color?

#CDCDED is a cool color.