Information about #CDBAD9 color

#CDBAD9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CDBAD9 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 186, 217) — 80.4% red, 72.9% green, 85.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 12 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDBAD9 is a softly balanced twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Prelude (#CAB4D4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Melrose (#C3B9DD) and Thistle (#D8BFD8).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 186, 217) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CDBAD9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CDBAD9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CDBAD9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CDBAD9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Thistle color link
Thistle

#D8BFD8

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDBAD9
  • RGB205, 186, 217
  • CMYK5, 12, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(205, 186, 217)
  • HSL277°, 29%, 79%
  • HSL Precise276.774°, 28.972%, 79.02%
  • HSV277°, 14%, 85%
  • HSB277°, 14%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.729, 0.851)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.729, 0.851, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.729, 0.851)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDBAD9
  • DECIMAL ID13482713
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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