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#CD59EE Color

#CD59EE is rgb(205, 89, 238) in RGB, hsl(287, 81%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 63%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD59EE
HEX#CD59EE
RGBrgb(205, 89, 238)
HSLhsl(287, 81%, 64%)
HSVhsv(287, 63%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 63%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.23 318.1)
LABlab(57.97% 62.28 -55.15)
LCHlch(57.97% 83.19 318.48)

What #CD59EE 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 #CD59EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.08Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.53Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.97Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.8Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.99Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CD59EE Channel Values

How #CD59EE 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 89 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 81% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 63% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD59EE 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD59EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD59EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD59EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD59EE
Complementary
#79EE59
Analogous
#8359EE
Analogous
#EE59C3
Triadic
#EECD59
Triadic
#59EECD
Split comp.
#C3EE59
Split comp.
#59EE83

Tints & Shades of #CD59EE

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

#D470F0
#DB87F2
#E29EF5
#E8B1F7
#EEC8F9
#F5DFFC

Shades

#C12FE9
#AF17D9
#8D12AF
#700F8A
#4E0A61
#30063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD59EE.

How #CD59EE 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#CD59EE
Protanopia#7878EE
Protanomaly#A16DEE
Deuteranopia#8E8EEC
Deuteranomaly#AB7CED
Tritanopia#BE7A7A
Tritanomaly#C46EB4
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD59EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd59ee: #CD59EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD59EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd59ee': '#CD59EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.349, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_cd59ee">#CD59EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD59EE"

More Purple Colors

#CD59EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD59EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD59EE?

#CD59EE is a light purple — rgb(205, 89, 238) in RGB and hsl(287, 81%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.08.

What is the RGB value of #CD59EE?

#CD59EE is rgb(205, 89, 238) — red 205, green 89, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD59EE?

#CD59EE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 63%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD59EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD59EE scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD59EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD59EE 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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