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#CD6AA5 Color

#CD6AA5 is rgb(205, 106, 165) in RGB, hsl(324, 50%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 20%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD6AA5
HEX#CD6AA5
RGBrgb(205, 106, 165)
HSLhsl(324, 50%, 61%)
HSVhsv(324, 48%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 20%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.143 345)
LABlab(58.22% 45.21 -13.36)
LCHlch(58.22% 47.15 343.53)

What #CD6AA5 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 #CD6AA5, 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.

#CD6AA5 Channel Values

How #CD6AA5 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 106 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 50% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 48% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 20% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD6AA5 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CD6AA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD6AA5; 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 #CD6AA5

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 #CD6AA5.

How #CD6AA5 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#CD6AA5
Protanopia#8282A5
Protanomaly#A579A5
Deuteranopia#9595A2
Deuteranomaly#AE86A3
Tritanopia#C97474
Tritanomaly#CA708A
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD6AA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd6aa5: #CD6AA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD6AA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd6aa5': '#CD6AA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.416, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_cd6aa5">#CD6AA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD6AA5"

More Pink Colors

#CD6AA5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD6AA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD6AA5?

#CD6AA5 is a light pink — rgb(205, 106, 165) in RGB and hsl(324, 50%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Super Pink (#CF6BA9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #CD6AA5?

#CD6AA5 is rgb(205, 106, 165) — red 205, green 106, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD6AA5?

#CD6AA5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 20%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD6AA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD6AA5 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD6AA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD6AA5 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 14.82, which is visibly different.

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