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#CD88CC Color

#CD88CC is rgb(205, 136, 204) in RGB, hsl(301, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD88CC
HEX#CD88CC
RGBrgb(205, 136, 204)
HSLhsl(301, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(301, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.123 327.2)
LABlab(65.67% 35.08 -24.23)
LCHlch(65.67% 42.64 325.37)

What #CD88CC 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 #CD88CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.19African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.29Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 10.49Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.37Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 12.27Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 12.64

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

#CD88CC Channel Values

How #CD88CC 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 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD88CC 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD88CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD88CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD88CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD88CC
Complementary
#88CD89
Analogous
#AC88CD
Analogous
#CD88AA
Triadic
#CCCD88
Triadic
#88CCCD
Split comp.
#AACD88
Split comp.
#88CDAC

Tints & Shades of #CD88CC

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

#D397D2
#DBA9DA
#E1B7E0
#E8C9E8
#EED7EE
#F6E9F6

Shades

#C068BE
#B04AAE
#903C8E
#6F2F6E
#4F214E
#2F142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD88CC.

How #CD88CC 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#CD88CC
Protanopia#9797CC
Protanomaly#AF91CC
Deuteranopia#A3A3CA
Deuteranomaly#B599CB
Tritanopia#C69393
Tritanomaly#C98FAD
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD88CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd88cc: #CD88CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD88CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd88cc': '#CD88CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.533, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_cd88cc">#CD88CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD88CC"

More Pink Colors

#CD88CC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD88CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD88CC?

#CD88CC is a light pink — rgb(205, 136, 204) in RGB and hsl(301, 41%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #CD88CC?

#CD88CC is rgb(205, 136, 204) — red 205, green 136, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD88CC?

#CD88CC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD88CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD88CC scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD88CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD88CC 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 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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