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#CD61E5 Color

#CD61E5 is rgb(205, 97, 229) in RGB, hsl(289, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD61E5
HEX#CD61E5
RGBrgb(205, 97, 229)
HSLhsl(289, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(289, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.211 320)
LABlab(58.88% 57.54 -48.68)
LCHlch(58.88% 75.37 319.77)

What #CD61E5 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 #CD61E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.19Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.64Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.17Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.47Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 13.96Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.46

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

#CD61E5 Channel Values

How #CD61E5 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 97 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD61E5 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD61E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD61E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD61E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD61E5
Complementary
#79E561
Analogous
#8B61E5
Analogous
#E561BB
Triadic
#E5CD61
Triadic
#61E5CD
Split comp.
#BBE561
Split comp.
#61E58B

Tints & Shades of #CD61E5

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

#D477E9
#DB8DEC
#E2A3F0
#E7B4F3
#EECAF6
#F5E0FA

Shades

#C13ADF
#AF22CE
#8D1BA7
#6F1584
#4E0F5C
#300939

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD61E5.

How #CD61E5 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#CD61E5
Protanopia#7C7CE5
Protanomaly#A372E5
Deuteranopia#9191E3
Deuteranomaly#AC80E4
Tritanopia#C07C7C
Tritanomaly#C572B0
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD61E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd61e5: #CD61E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD61E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd61e5': '#CD61E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.380, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_cd61e5">#CD61E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD61E5"

More Purple Colors

#CD61E5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD61E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD61E5?

#CD61E5 is a light purple — rgb(205, 97, 229) in RGB and hsl(289, 72%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #CD61E5?

#CD61E5 is rgb(205, 97, 229) — red 205, green 97, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD61E5?

#CD61E5 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD61E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD61E5 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD61E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD61E5 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 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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