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#CD39DB Color

#CD39DB is rgb(205, 57, 219) in RGB, hsl(295, 69%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 74%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD39DB
HEX#CD39DB
RGBrgb(205, 57, 219)
HSLhsl(295, 69%, 54%)
HSVhsv(295, 74%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 74%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.252 324.2)
LABlab(52.74% 71.34 -52.77)
LCHlch(52.74% 88.74 323.51)

What #CD39DB 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 #CD39DB, 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.

#CD39DB Channel Values

How #CD39DB 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 57 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 69% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 74% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD39DB 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 text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD39DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD39DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD39DB; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD39DB

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 #CD39DB.

How #CD39DB 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#CD39DB
Protanopia#6868DB
Protanomaly#9B59DB
Deuteranopia#8484D9
Deuteranomaly#A66DDA
Tritanopia#C06363
Tritanomaly#C555A1
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD39DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd39db: #CD39DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD39DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd39db': '#CD39DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.224, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cd39db">#CD39DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD39DB"

More Pink Colors

#CD39DB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD39DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD39DB?

#CD39DB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 57, 219) in RGB and hsl(295, 69%, 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 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #CD39DB?

#CD39DB is rgb(205, 57, 219) — red 205, green 57, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD39DB?

#CD39DB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 74%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD39DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD39DB scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD39DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD39DB 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 17.04, which is visibly different.

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