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#CD47D1 Color

#CD47D1 is rgb(205, 71, 209) in RGB, hsl(298, 60%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 66%, 0%, 18%) 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 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD47D1
HEX#CD47D1
RGBrgb(205, 71, 209)
HSLhsl(298, 60%, 55%)
HSVhsv(298, 66%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 66%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.228 326.7)
LABlab(53.99% 65.44 -45.11)
LCHlch(53.99% 79.48 325.42)

What #CD47D1 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 #CD47D1, 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.

#CD47D1 Channel Values

How #CD47D1 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 71 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 60% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 66% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD47D1 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD47D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD47D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD47D1; 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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Tints & Shades of #CD47D1

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 #CD47D1.

How #CD47D1 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#CD47D1
Protanopia#6E6ED1
Protanomaly#9D61D1
Deuteranopia#8787CF
Deuteranomaly#A873D0
Tritanopia#C26767
Tritanomaly#C65C9D
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD47D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd47d1: #CD47D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD47D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd47d1': '#CD47D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.278, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_cd47d1">#CD47D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD47D1"

More Pink Colors

#CD47D1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD47D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD47D1?

#CD47D1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 71, 209) in RGB and hsl(298, 60%, 55%) 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 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #CD47D1?

#CD47D1 is rgb(205, 71, 209) — red 205, green 71, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD47D1?

#CD47D1 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 66%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD47D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD47D1 scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD47D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD47D1 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.7, which is visibly different.

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