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#CD91CF Color

#CD91CF is rgb(205, 145, 207) in RGB, hsl(298, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 19%) 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 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD91CF
HEX#CD91CF
RGBrgb(205, 145, 207)
HSLhsl(298, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(298, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.11 325.5)
LABlab(67.77% 30.87 -22.70)
LCHlch(67.77% 38.32 323.67)

What #CD91CF 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 #CD91CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.64Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.62Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.99Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 8.01Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.03Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.25

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

#CD91CF Channel Values

How #CD91CF 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 145 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.46:1 vs white · 8.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD91CF 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 text8.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD91CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD91CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD91CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD91CF
Complementary
#93CF91
Analogous
#AE91CF
Analogous
#CF91B2
Triadic
#CFCD91
Triadic
#91CFCD
Split comp.
#B2CF91
Split comp.
#91CFAE

Tints & Shades of #CD91CF

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

#D39FD5
#DAADDB
#E0BCE1
#E8CDE9
#EFDCEF
#F5EAF6

Shades

#BE71C1
#AE4EB1
#8F4091
#6F3271
#502452
#2D142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD91CF.

How #CD91CF 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#CD91CF
Protanopia#9D9DCF
Protanomaly#B299CF
Deuteranopia#A8A8CE
Deuteranomaly#B89FCE
Tritanopia#C69B9B
Tritanomaly#C997B2
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD91CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd91cf: #CD91CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD91CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd91cf': '#CD91CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.569, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_cd91cf">#CD91CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD91CF"

More Pink Colors

#CD91CF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD91CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD91CF?

#CD91CF is a light pink — rgb(205, 145, 207) in RGB and hsl(298, 39%, 69%) 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 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #CD91CF?

#CD91CF is rgb(205, 145, 207) — red 205, green 145, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD91CF?

#CD91CF converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD91CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD91CF scores 2.46:1 against white and 8.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD91CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD91CF 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 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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