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#CD68E8 Color

#CD68E8 is rgb(205, 104, 232) in RGB, hsl(287, 74%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 9%) 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 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD68E8
HEX#CD68E8
RGBrgb(205, 104, 232)
HSLhsl(287, 74%, 66%)
HSVhsv(287, 55%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.203 318.8)
LABlab(60.25% 54.81 -48.21)
LCHlch(60.25% 73.00 318.67)

What #CD68E8 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 #CD68E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.92Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.53Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.37Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 13.14Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.52Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.67

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

#CD68E8 Channel Values

How #CD68E8 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 104 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 74% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 55% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD68E8 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD68E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD68E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD68E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD68E8
Complementary
#84E868
Analogous
#8C68E8
Analogous
#E868C4
Triadic
#E8CD68
Triadic
#68E8CD
Split comp.
#C4E868
Split comp.
#68E88C

Tints & Shades of #CD68E8

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

#D47EEC
#DA90EE
#E1A6F2
#E7B8F4
#EFCEF8
#F5E0FA

Shades

#BF40E2
#AE20D5
#8D1AAD
#70158A
#500F62
#2F093A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD68E8.

How #CD68E8 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#CD68E8
Protanopia#8181E8
Protanomaly#A578E8
Deuteranopia#9494E6
Deuteranomaly#AE84E7
Tritanopia#C08282
Tritanomaly#C578B4
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD68E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd68e8: #CD68E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD68E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd68e8': '#CD68E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.408, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_cd68e8">#CD68E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD68E8"

More Purple Colors

#CD68E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD68E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD68E8?

#CD68E8 is a light purple — rgb(205, 104, 232) in RGB and hsl(287, 74%, 66%) 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 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #CD68E8?

#CD68E8 is rgb(205, 104, 232) — red 205, green 104, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD68E8?

#CD68E8 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 55%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD68E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD68E8 scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD68E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD68E8 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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