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#CD519F Color

#CD519F is rgb(205, 81, 159) in RGB, hsl(322, 55%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD519F
HEX#CD519F
RGBrgb(205, 81, 159)
HSLhsl(322, 55%, 56%)
HSVhsv(322, 60%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.178 344.8)
LABlab(53.58% 55.89 -16.83)
LCHlch(53.58% 58.37 343.24)

What #CD519F 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 #CD519F, 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.

#CD519F Channel Values

How #CD519F 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 81 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 55% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 60% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 22% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.98:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD519F 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 text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD519F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD519F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD519F; 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 #CD519F

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 #CD519F.

How #CD519F 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#CD519F
Protanopia#73739F
Protanomaly#9F679F
Deuteranopia#8B8B9C
Deuteranomaly#A9789D
Tritanopia#C85F5F
Tritanomaly#CA5A7E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD519F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd519f: #CD519F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD519F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd519f': '#CD519F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.318, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_cd519f">#CD519F</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD519F"

More Pink Colors

#CD519F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD519F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD519F?

#CD519F is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 81, 159) in RGB and hsl(322, 55%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.97.

What is the RGB value of #CD519F?

#CD519F is rgb(205, 81, 159) — red 205, green 81, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD519F?

#CD519F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD519F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD519F scores 3.98:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD519F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD519F 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.02, which is visibly different.

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