#CD35DE Color

#CD35DE is rgb(205, 53, 222) in RGB, hsl(294, 72%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD35DE

HEX#CD35DE

RGBrgb(205, 53, 222)

HSLhsl(294, 72%, 54%)

HSVhsv(294, 76%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.258 323.5)

LABlab(52.47% 72.87 -54.90)

LCHlch(52.47% 91.24 323.01)

What #CD35DE 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 #CD35DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.58 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.55 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.77 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.12 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 19.37 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 19.38

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

#CD35DE Channel Values

How #CD35DE 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 53 · B 222	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 294° · S 72% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 294° · S 76% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD35DE 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 text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD35DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD35DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD35DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CD35DE

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 #CD35DE.

How #CD35DE 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#CD35DE

Protanopia#6666DE

Protanomaly#9A57DE

Deuteranopia#8383DC

Deuteranomaly#A66CDD

Tritanopia#BF6262

Tritanomaly#C554A3

Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD35DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd35de: #CD35DE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD35DE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd35de': '#CD35DE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.208, blue: 0.871)

Android XML<color name="color_cd35de">#CD35DE</color>

SVG fillfill="#CD35DE"

More Pink Colors

#CD35DE 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

#CD35DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD35DE?

#CD35DE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 53, 222) in RGB and hsl(294, 72%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #CD35DE?

#CD35DE is rgb(205, 53, 222) — red 205, green 53, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD35DE?

#CD35DE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD35DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD35DE scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD35DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD35DE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 17.12, which is visibly different.

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