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#CD1DED Color

#CD1DED is rgb(205, 29, 237) in RGB, hsl(291, 85%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 88%, 0%, 7%) 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 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD1DED
HEX#CD1DED
RGBrgb(205, 29, 237)
HSLhsl(291, 85%, 52%)
HSVhsv(291, 88%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 88%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.286 320.3)
LABlab(51.38% 80.00 -65.11)
LCHlch(51.38% 103.15 320.86)

What #CD1DED 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 #CD1DED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.23Phlox#DF00FFΔE 9.86Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 11.39Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 14.42Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.59Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 16.79

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

#CD1DED Channel Values

How #CD1DED 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 29 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 85% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 88% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD1DED 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD1DED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD1DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD1DED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD1DED
Complementary
#3CED1D
Analogous
#651DED
Analogous
#ED1DA4
Triadic
#EDCD1D
Triadic
#1DEDCD
Split comp.
#A4ED1D
Split comp.
#1DED65

Tints & Shades of #CD1DED

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

#D53EEF
#DB5AF2
#E27BF4
#E897F7
#F0B8F9
#F6D5FC

Shades

#B711D4
#9B0FB3
#7E0C92
#660A76
#490755
#2D0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD1DED.

How #CD1DED 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#CD1DED
Protanopia#5F5FED
Protanomaly#984DED
Deuteranopia#7E7EEB
Deuteranomaly#A465EC
Tritanopia#BC6060
Tritanomaly#C34EAB
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD1DED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd1ded: #CD1DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD1DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd1ded': '#CD1DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.114, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cd1ded">#CD1DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD1DED"

More Pink Colors

#CD1DED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD1DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD1DED?

#CD1DED is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 29, 237) in RGB and hsl(291, 85%, 52%) 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 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #CD1DED?

#CD1DED is rgb(205, 29, 237) — red 205, green 29, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD1DED?

#CD1DED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 88%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD1DED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD1DED scores 4.2:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD1DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD1DED 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 16.79, which is visibly different.

Open #CD1DED in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.