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Information about #CDC9E9 color

#CDC9E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CDC9E9 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 201, 233) — 80.4% red, 78.8% green, 91.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 13 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CDC9E9 reads as a confidently colored deep-sea blue and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soap (#CEC8EF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fog (#D5C7E8) and Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 201, 233) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CDC9E9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. #CDC9E9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDC9E9 color variations

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

#CDC9E9 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 #CDC9E9

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

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDC9E9
  • RGB205, 201, 233
  • CMYK11, 13, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(205, 201, 233)
  • HSL248°, 42%, 85%
  • HSL Precise247.5°, 42.105%, 85.098%
  • HSV248°, 14%, 91%
  • HSB248°, 14%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.788, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.788, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.788, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCDC9E9
  • DECIMAL ID13486569
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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