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#cdc5fc

a pale, electric blue · cool · closest name: Thistle

RGB
205, 197, 252
HSL
249°, 90%, 88%
CMYK
19, 22, 0, 1
Luminance
0.5994

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdc5fc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdc5fc
Hue
249°
blue
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5994
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
78/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.99:1
Closest name
Thistle
ΔE2000 10.7
Where it sits
Hue249° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool78% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cdc5fc
RGBrgb(205, 197, 252)
HSLhsl(249, 90%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(81.8 13.7 -26.0)
LCHlch(81.8 29.4 297.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.848 0.076 291.3)
Decimal13485564
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.773 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdc5fc;
background-color: #cdc5fc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdc5fc] bg-[#cdc5fc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdc5fc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.773, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdc5fc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDC5FC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 197, 205)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cdc5fc · 12.99:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.99:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdc5fc as text scores 1.62:1 on white and 12.99:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdc5fc on white: 1.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdc5fc on black: 12.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B8CCFE
deuteranopia · #B9CAFA
tritanopia · #C4CED8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdc5fc is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3F2FD
#E8E5FB
#cdc5fc
#A394FA
#755FF7
#472AF4
#2C0CE9
#250AC2
#1D089B
#190A70
#100746
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F3F2FDDarkest = 950 · #100746
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3F2FD;
  --brand-100: #E8E5FB;
  --brand-200: #cdc5fc;
  --brand-300: #A394FA;
  --brand-400: #755FF7;
  --brand-500: #472AF4;
  --brand-600: #2C0CE9;
  --brand-700: #250AC2;
  --brand-800: #1D089B;
  --brand-900: #190A70;
  --brand-950: #100746;
  --brand: #cdc5fc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdc5fc

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F5F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#C6C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#564B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C5B107
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#170679
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAE7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#161424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cdc5fc

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F4FCC5
Analogous left#C5D8FC
Analogous right#E8C5FC
Split-complement 1#FCE8C5
Split-complement 2#D8FCC5
Triadic 1#FCCDC5
Triadic 2#C5FCCD
Tetradic#FCC5D8

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green77.3%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.7%
Magenta21.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cdc5fc text on a black background

contrast 12.99:1

Card sample

#cdc5fc text on a white background

contrast 1.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdc5fc;
Background color
Panel with #cdc5fc background
background-color: #cdc5fc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdc5fc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 197, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 197, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdc5fc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc5fc, #F2C5FC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdc5fc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cdc5fc in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cdc5fc, answered

What color is #cdc5fc?

#cdc5fc is a pale electric blue, closest to Thistle (ΔE2000 10.7). It sits at 249° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cdc5fc?

rgb(205, 197, 252) — 205 red, 197 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 77.3% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #cdc5fc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5994 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 12.99:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdc5fc?

Black. It scores 12.99:1 against #cdc5fc, versus 1.62:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdc5fc?

#F4FCC5 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FCE8C5 and #D8FCC5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdc5fc?

For interface work: #F5F4FA as the surface, #C6C0ED for borders, #564B9B for secondary text, #C5B107 as an accent and #170679 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C5D8FC and #E8C5FC stays calm, while #F4FCC5 is the loudest partner.

What is #cdc5fc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cdc5fc warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 78 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E1C5FC; nudged cooler, #C4D1FD.

Work with #cdc5fc in the Color Lab