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#CD569D Color

#CD569D is rgb(205, 86, 157) in RGB, hsl(324, 54%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 23%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD569D
HEX#CD569D
RGBrgb(205, 86, 157)
HSLhsl(324, 54%, 57%)
HSVhsv(324, 58%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 23%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.17 346.3)
LABlab(54.34% 53.56 -14.52)
LCHlch(54.34% 55.50 344.83)

What #CD569D 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 #CD569D, 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.

#CD569D Channel Values

How #CD569D 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 86 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 54% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 58% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 23% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD569D 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 text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD569D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD569D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD569D; 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 #CD569D

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 #CD569D.

How #CD569D 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#CD569D
Protanopia#76769D
Protanomaly#A06B9D
Deuteranopia#8C8C9A
Deuteranomaly#AA7A9B
Tritanopia#C86363
Tritanomaly#CA5E7E
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD569D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd569d: #CD569D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD569D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd569d': '#CD569D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.337, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_cd569d">#CD569D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD569D"

More Pink Colors

#CD569D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD569D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD569D?

#CD569D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(205, 86, 157) in RGB and hsl(324, 54%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.63.

What is the RGB value of #CD569D?

#CD569D is rgb(205, 86, 157) — red 205, green 86, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD569D?

#CD569D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 23%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD569D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD569D scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD569D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD569D 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 15.82, which is visibly different.

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