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#CD19F5 Color

#CD19F5 is rgb(205, 25, 245) in RGB, hsl(289, 92%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 90%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD19F5
HEX#CD19F5
RGBrgb(205, 25, 245)
HSLhsl(289, 92%, 53%)
HSVhsv(289, 90%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 90%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.293 318.5)
LABlab(51.63% 81.58 -69.20)
LCHlch(51.63% 106.98 319.70)

What #CD19F5 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 #CD19F5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CD19F5 Channel Values

How #CD19F5 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 25 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 92% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 90% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD19F5 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD19F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD19F5; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CD19F5

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 #CD19F5.

How #CD19F5 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#CD19F5
Protanopia#5E5EF5
Protanomaly#974BF5
Deuteranopia#7E7EF3
Deuteranomaly#A465F4
Tritanopia#BB6363
Tritanomaly#C24FB1
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD19F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd19f5: #CD19F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD19F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd19f5': '#CD19F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.098, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_cd19f5">#CD19F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD19F5"

More Purple Colors

#CD19F5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD19F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD19F5?

#CD19F5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(205, 25, 245) in RGB and hsl(289, 92%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #CD19F5?

#CD19F5 is rgb(205, 25, 245) — red 205, green 25, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD19F5?

#CD19F5 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 90%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD19F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD19F5 scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD19F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD19F5 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 17.07, which is visibly different.

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