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#CD88FC Color

#CD88FC is rgb(205, 136, 252) in RGB, hsl(276, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 46%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 10.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD88FC
HEX#CD88FC
RGBrgb(205, 136, 252)
HSLhsl(276, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(276, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 46%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.174 310.2)
LABlab(67.38% 42.39 -48.03)
LCHlch(67.38% 64.06 311.43)

What #CD88FC 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 #CD88FC, 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 purple in the library.

#CD88FC Channel Values

How #CD88FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD88FC 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 text2.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD88FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD88FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD88FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CD88FC

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 #CD88FC.

How #CD88FC 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#CD88FC
Protanopia#9797FC
Protanomaly#AF91FC
Deuteranopia#A3A3FB
Deuteranomaly#B599FB
Tritanopia#BE9D9D
Tritanomaly#C495CA
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD88FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd88fc: #CD88FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD88FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd88fc': '#CD88FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.533, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_cd88fc">#CD88FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD88FC"

More Purple Colors

#CD88FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CD88FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD88FC?

#CD88FC is a light purple — rgb(205, 136, 252) in RGB and hsl(276, 95%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.17.

What is the RGB value of #CD88FC?

#CD88FC is rgb(205, 136, 252) — red 205, green 136, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD88FC?

#CD88FC converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 46%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD88FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD88FC scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD88FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD88FC 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16, which is visibly different.

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