Close to Plum
#CD8CDC
#CD8CDC is a light, rich purple, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 54.9% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 53% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CD8CDC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.51:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CD8CDC as they’d see it.
#CD8CDC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CD8CDC
What color is #CD8CDC?
#CD8CDC is a light, rich purple, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 54.9% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 53% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CD8CDC in RGB?
#CD8CDC is rgb(205, 140, 220): 205 red, 140 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CD8CDC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 36, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CD8CDC?
PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CD8CDC?
Its complement #72B365 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.