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#CD88BE Color

#CD88BE is rgb(205, 136, 190) in RGB, hsl(313, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD88BE
HEX#CD88BE
RGBrgb(205, 136, 190)
HSLhsl(313, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(313, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.11 334.9)
LABlab(65.24% 33.20 -17.05)
LCHlch(65.24% 37.32 332.81)

What #CD88BE 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 #CD88BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 7.44Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 8Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.05Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.49Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.95Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.72

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

#CD88BE Channel Values

How #CD88BE 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 136 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 7% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD88BE 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 text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD88BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD88BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD88BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD88BE
Complementary
#88CD97
Analogous
#BA88CD
Analogous
#CD889C
Triadic
#BECD88
Triadic
#88BECD
Split comp.
#9CCD88
Split comp.
#88CDBA

Tints & Shades of #CD88BE

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

#D397C6
#DBA9D0
#E1B7D8
#E8C9E2
#EED7E9
#F6E9F3

Shades

#C068AD
#B04A9A
#903C7E
#6F2F61
#4F2145
#2F1429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD88BE.

How #CD88BE 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#CD88BE
Protanopia#9797BE
Protanomaly#AF91BE
Deuteranopia#A3A3BC
Deuteranomaly#B599BD
Tritanopia#C89090
Tritanomaly#CA8DA5
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD88BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd88be: #CD88BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD88BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd88be': '#CD88BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.533, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_cd88be">#CD88BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD88BE"

More Pink Colors

#CD88BE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD88BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD88BE?

#CD88BE is a light pink — rgb(205, 136, 190) in RGB and hsl(313, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orchid (Crayola) (#E29CD2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #CD88BE?

#CD88BE is rgb(205, 136, 190) — red 205, green 136, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD88BE?

#CD88BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 7%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD88BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD88BE scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD88BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD88BE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.