#CD138C Color

#CD138C is rgb(205, 19, 140) in RGB, hsl(321, 83%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD138C

HEX#CD138C

RGBrgb(205, 19, 140)

HSLhsl(321, 83%, 44%)

HSVhsv(321, 91%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 32%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.229 348.6)

LABlab(46.50% 71.74 -16.19)

LCHlch(46.50% 73.55 347.28)

What #CD138C 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 #CD138C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 3.32 Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 5.53 Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 9.19 Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 9.66 Royal Pink#E73895ΔE 10.74 Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 11.49

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

#CD138C Channel Values

How #CD138C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 205 · G 19 · B 140	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 321° · S 83% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 321° · S 91% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 91% · Y 32% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.16:1 vs white · 4.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD138C 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.

TextWhite text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD138C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD138C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD138C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CD138C

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD138C.

How #CD138C 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#CD138C

Protanopia#5D5D8B

Protanomaly#974A8C

Deuteranopia#7D7D88

Deuteranomaly#A3648A

Tritanopia#C83737

Tritanomaly#CA2D64

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #CD138C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd138c: #CD138C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD138C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd138c': '#CD138C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.075, blue: 0.549)

Android XML<color name="color_cd138c">#CD138C</color>

SVG fillfill="#CD138C"

More Pink Colors

#CD138C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#CD138C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD138C?

#CD138C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 19, 140) in RGB and hsl(321, 83%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.32.

What is the RGB value of #CD138C?

#CD138C is rgb(205, 19, 140) — red 205, green 19, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD138C?

#CD138C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD138C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD138C scores 5.16:1 against white and 4.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD138C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD138C 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 3.32, which is very hard to tell apart.

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