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#CD6CE5 Color

#CD6CE5 is rgb(205, 108, 229) in RGB, hsl(288, 70%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 53%, 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 8.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD6CE5
HEX#CD6CE5
RGBrgb(205, 108, 229)
HSLhsl(288, 70%, 66%)
HSVhsv(288, 53%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 53%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.194 319.4)
LABlab(60.86% 52.51 -45.58)
LCHlch(60.86% 69.54 319.04)

What #CD6CE5 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 #CD6CE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.11Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 8.8Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.62Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.64Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 12.62

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

#CD6CE5 Channel Values

How #CD6CE5 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 108 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 70% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 53% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD6CE5 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD6CE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD6CE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD6CE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD6CE5
Complementary
#84E56C
Analogous
#906CE5
Analogous
#E56CC1
Triadic
#E5CD6C
Triadic
#6CE5CD
Split comp.
#C1E56C
Split comp.
#6CE590

Tints & Shades of #CD6CE5

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

#D481E9
#DA93EC
#E1A8F0
#E7BAF3
#EFCFF7
#F5E1FA

Shades

#BF45DE
#AE25D0
#8D1EA9
#701886
#50115F
#2F0A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD6CE5.

How #CD6CE5 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#CD6CE5
Protanopia#8383E5
Protanomaly#A67BE5
Deuteranopia#9595E3
Deuteranomaly#AE87E4
Tritanopia#C08484
Tritanomaly#C67BB3
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD6CE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd6ce5: #CD6CE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD6CE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd6ce5': '#CD6CE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.424, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_cd6ce5">#CD6CE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD6CE5"

More Purple Colors

#CD6CE5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD6CE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD6CE5?

#CD6CE5 is a light purple — rgb(205, 108, 229) in RGB and hsl(288, 70%, 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 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #CD6CE5?

#CD6CE5 is rgb(205, 108, 229) — red 205, green 108, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD6CE5?

#CD6CE5 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 53%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD6CE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD6CE5 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD6CE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD6CE5 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 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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