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#CD3294 Color

#CD3294 is rgb(205, 50, 148) in RGB, hsl(322, 61%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 28%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD3294
HEX#CD3294
RGBrgb(205, 50, 148)
HSLhsl(322, 61%, 50%)
HSVhsv(322, 76%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 28%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.211 346.9)
LABlab(49.09% 65.93 -17.10)
LCHlch(49.09% 68.11 345.46)

What #CD3294 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 #CD3294, 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 pink in the library.

#CD3294 Channel Values

How #CD3294 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 50 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 61% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 76% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 28% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD3294 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD3294 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD3294

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD3294; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD3294

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 #CD3294.

How #CD3294 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#CD3294
Protanopia#656593
Protanomaly#9A5594
Deuteranopia#828290
Deuteranomaly#A56B92
Tritanopia#C84848
Tritanomaly#CA406F
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD3294 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd3294: #CD3294;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD3294;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd3294': '#CD3294' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.196, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_cd3294">#CD3294</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD3294"

More Pink Colors

#CD3294 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD3294 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD3294?

#CD3294 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 50, 148) in RGB and hsl(322, 61%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.58.

What is the RGB value of #CD3294?

#CD3294 is rgb(205, 50, 148) — red 205, green 50, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD3294?

#CD3294 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 28%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD3294 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CD3294 scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD3294 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD3294 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 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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