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#CD0BFE Color

#CD0BFE is rgb(205, 11, 254) in RGB, hsl(288, 99%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 96%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD0BFE
HEX#CD0BFE
RGBrgb(205, 11, 254)
HSLhsl(288, 99%, 52%)
HSVhsv(288, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 96%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.304 316.8)
LABlab(51.65% 84.19 -74.18)
LCHlch(51.65% 112.21 318.61)

What #CD0BFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CD0BFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 1.45Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 5.64Phlox#DF00FFΔE 6.44Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 10.88Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 12.95Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 14.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CD0BFE Channel Values

How #CD0BFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 11 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 99% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD0BFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD0BFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD0BFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD0BFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD0BFE
Complementary
#3CFE0B
Analogous
#540BFE
Analogous
#FE0BB5
Triadic
#FECD0B
Triadic
#0BFECD
Split comp.
#B5FE0B
Split comp.
#0BFE54

Tints & Shades of #CD0BFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D52FFE
#DB4DFE
#E271FE
#E88FFE
#EFB3FF
#F6D1FF

Shades

#B701E4
#9A01C1
#7E019D
#66017F
#49005B
#2D0038

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD0BFE.

How #CD0BFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CD0BFE
Protanopia#5C5CFE
Protanomaly#9748FE
Deuteranopia#7D7DFC
Deuteranomaly#A363FD
Tritanopia#B96464
Tritanomaly#C14FB7
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD0BFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cd0bfe: #CD0BFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD0BFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd0bfe': '#CD0BFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.043, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cd0bfe">#CD0BFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD0BFE"

More Purple Colors

#CD0BFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD0BFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD0BFE?

#CD0BFE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(205, 11, 254) in RGB and hsl(288, 99%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.45.

What is the RGB value of #CD0BFE?

#CD0BFE is rgb(205, 11, 254) — red 205, green 11, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD0BFE?

#CD0BFE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 96%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD0BFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD0BFE scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD0BFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD0BFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 18.64, which is visibly different.

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