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#CD52FA Color

#CD52FA is rgb(205, 82, 250) in RGB, hsl(284, 94%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 67%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 15.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD52FA
HEX#CD52FA
RGBrgb(205, 82, 250)
HSLhsl(284, 94%, 65%)
HSVhsv(284, 67%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 67%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.25 315.5)
LABlab(57.49% 66.85 -62.57)
LCHlch(57.49% 91.56 316.89)

What #CD52FA 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 #CD52FA, 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 purple in the library.

#CD52FA Channel Values

How #CD52FA 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 82 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 94% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 67% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD52FA 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 text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD52FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD52FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD52FA; 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 #CD52FA

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 #CD52FA.

How #CD52FA 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#CD52FA
Protanopia#7474FA
Protanomaly#9F68FA
Deuteranopia#8B8BF8
Deuteranomaly#A978F9
Tritanopia#BB7A7A
Tritanomaly#C36CBB
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD52FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd52fa: #CD52FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD52FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd52fa': '#CD52FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.322, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_cd52fa">#CD52FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD52FA"

More Purple Colors

#CD52FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD52FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD52FA?

#CD52FA is a light purple — rgb(205, 82, 250) in RGB and hsl(284, 94%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 15.65.

What is the RGB value of #CD52FA?

#CD52FA is rgb(205, 82, 250) — red 205, green 82, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD52FA?

#CD52FA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 67%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD52FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD52FA scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD52FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD52FA 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 16.34, which is visibly different.

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