#CDC8EA

Accessibility

AAA

13.05:1

Vs white / black

1.61:1 · 13.05:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cdc8ea

RGB

rgb(205, 200, 234)

RGBA

rgba(205, 200, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(249, 45%, 85%)

HSLA

hsla(249, 45%, 85%, 1)

HSV

hsv(249, 15%, 92%)

LAB

lab(81.96% 8.28 -16.16)

LCH

lch(81.96% 18.16 297.13)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8476 0.0178 -0.0437)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8476 0.0472 292.16)

XYZ

xyz(60.68, 60.23, 86.25)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 8%)

CSS

color: #cdc8ea;

CSS variable

--color-cdc8ea: #cdc8ea;

SCSS

$color-cdc8ea: #cdc8ea;

JavaScript

const color = "#cdc8ea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cdc8ea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cdc8ea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cdc8ea", "rgb": { "r": 205, "g": 200, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8476 0.0472 292.16)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cdc8ea-1: #cdc8ea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

violet-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.91 · #DDD6FE

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Very different · ΔE 7.6 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.88 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 16.89 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f5f2ff 100e8e5fc 200d4d0eb 300beb9d7 400a29dbd 5008681a1 600706c87 7005a566d 800444153 9002f2d3b 9501b1925

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbfafd f7f6fc f3f1fa eeedf8 eae8f6 e6e4f5 e2dff3 dedaf1 dad6ef d5d1ee d1cdec cdc8ea bcb7d7 aba7c3 9a96b0 89859c 787588 676475 555361 44434e 33323b 222127 111114

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfafd f7f6fc f3f1fa eeedf8 eae8f6 e6e4f5 e2dff3 dedaf1 dad6ef d5d1ee d1cdec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

bcb7d7 aba7c3 9a96b0 89859c 787588 676475 555361 44434e 33323b 222127 111114

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c7c2e1 c0bcd8 bab6d0 b3b0c7 adaabe a7a4b5 a09eac 9a98a3 93929b 8d8c92 868689

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CDC8EAStop 1 #E5EAC8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C8D4EAStop 1 #CDC8EAStop 2 #DEC8EAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CDC8EAStop 1 #EACDC8Stop 2 #C8EACDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CDC8EAStop 1 #EADEC8Stop 2 #D4EAC8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#231C4AStop 1 #3D3181Stop 2 #5746B9Stop 3 #8A7ECEStop 4 #BCB5E3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cdc8ea works

#CDC8EA (#cdc8ea) sits in the indigo family at about 249° hue, 45% saturation, and 85% lightness. Contrast is 1.61:1 on white and 13.05:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: violet-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cdc8ea as small body text on white — 1.61:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Tailwind violet 200#DDD6FE Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Web Safe #CCCCFF#CCCCFF Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF Tailwind indigo 200#C7D2FE Thistle#D8BFD8 Lavender#E6E6FA Tailwind violet 100#EDE9FE Tailwind purple 100#F3E8FF Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Tailwind indigo 100#E0E7FF