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#cdb8ff

a pale, electric violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
205, 184, 255
HSL
258°, 100%, 86%
CMYK
20, 28, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5448

Every format

HEX#cdb8ff
RGBrgb(205, 184, 255)
HSLhsl(258, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(78.7 21.4 -32.3)
LCHlch(78.7 38.8 303.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.100 297.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdb8ff;
background-color: #cdb8ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdb8ff] bg-[#cdb8ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdb8ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.722, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdb8ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdb8ff on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdb8ff on black: 11.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green72.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.6%
Magenta27.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#cdb8ff text on a black background

contrast 11.90:1

Card sample

#cdb8ff text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdb8ff;
Background color
Panel with #cdb8ff background
background-color: #cdb8ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdb8ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 184, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 184, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdb8ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb8ff, #FCB8FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdb8ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #cdb8ff in the Color Lab