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#CD6594 Color

#CD6594 is rgb(205, 101, 148) in RGB, hsl(333, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 28%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD6594
HEX#CD6594
RGBrgb(205, 101, 148)
HSLhsl(333, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(333, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 28%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.141 353.4)
LABlab(56.79% 45.85 -5.64)
LCHlch(56.79% 46.19 352.99)

What #CD6594 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 #CD6594, 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.

#CD6594 Channel Values

How #CD6594 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 101 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 28% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD6594 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD6594

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD6594; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CD6594

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 #CD6594.

How #CD6594 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#CD6594
Protanopia#7F7F94
Protanomaly#A47594
Deuteranopia#929291
Deuteranomaly#AD8392
Tritanopia#CA6C6C
Tritanomaly#CB6A7E
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD6594 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd6594: #CD6594;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD6594;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd6594': '#CD6594' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.396, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_cd6594">#CD6594</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD6594"

More Pink Colors

#CD6594 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD6594 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD6594?

#CD6594 is a light pink — rgb(205, 101, 148) in RGB and hsl(333, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #CD6594?

#CD6594 is rgb(205, 101, 148) — red 205, green 101, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD6594?

#CD6594 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 28%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD6594 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD6594 scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD6594 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD6594 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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