Close to Mauve
#CDA5FF
#CDA5FF is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 64.7% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 100% saturation and 82% 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 #CDA5FF.
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
2.01:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.42:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.01:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.42:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDA5FF as they’d see it.
#CDA5FF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CDA5FF
What color is #CDA5FF?
#CDA5FF is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 64.7% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDA5FF in RGB?
#CDA5FF is rgb(205, 165, 255): 205 red, 165 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDA5FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 35, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDA5FF?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDA5FF?
Its complement #9AC468 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.