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#CD2CED Color

#CD2CED is rgb(205, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(290, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 81%, 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 7.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD2CED
HEX#CD2CED
RGBrgb(205, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(290, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(290, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.277 320)
LABlab(52.42% 77.06 -63.43)
LCHlch(52.42% 99.81 320.54)

What #CD2CED 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 #CD2CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.34Phlox#DF00FFΔE 12.9Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 14.35Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.51Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 17.01Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.05

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

#CD2CED Channel Values

How #CD2CED 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 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD2CED 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD2CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD2CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD2CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD2CED
Complementary
#4CED2C
Analogous
#6C2CED
Analogous
#ED2CAC
Triadic
#EDCD2C
Triadic
#2CEDCD
Split comp.
#ACED2C
Split comp.
#2CED6C

Tints & Shades of #CD2CED

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

#D348EF
#DA64F2
#E180F4
#E9A1F7
#EFBDF9
#F6D9FC

Shades

#BF14E1
#9F10BC
#830D9B
#670B7A
#4C0859
#2C0434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD2CED.

How #CD2CED 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#CD2CED
Protanopia#6363ED
Protanomaly#9952ED
Deuteranopia#8181EB
Deuteranomaly#A569EC
Tritanopia#BC6565
Tritanomaly#C353AD
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD2CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd2ced: #CD2CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD2CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd2ced': '#CD2CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cd2ced">#CD2CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD2CED"

More Pink Colors

#CD2CED sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD2CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD2CED?

#CD2CED is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(290, 84%, 55%) 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 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #CD2CED?

#CD2CED is rgb(205, 44, 237) — red 205, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD2CED?

#CD2CED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD2CED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD2CED scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD2CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD2CED 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.05, which is visibly different.

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