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#CD94D6 Color

#CD94D6 is rgb(205, 148, 214) in RGB, hsl(292, 45%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 31%, 0%, 16%) 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 5.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD94D6
HEX#CD94D6
RGBrgb(205, 148, 214)
HSLhsl(292, 45%, 71%)
HSVhsv(292, 31%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 31%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.112 321.9)
LABlab(68.67% 30.33 -25.21)
LCHlch(68.67% 39.44 320.27)

What #CD94D6 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 #CD94D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.78Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.19Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 7.98Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.29African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.85Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.51

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

#CD94D6 Channel Values

How #CD94D6 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 148 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 45% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 31% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD94D6 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD94D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD94D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD94D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD94D6
Complementary
#9DD694
Analogous
#AC94D6
Analogous
#D694BE
Triadic
#D6CD94
Triadic
#94D6CD
Split comp.
#BED694
Split comp.
#94D6AC

Tints & Shades of #CD94D6

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

#D4A3DC
#DBB1E2
#E2C0E7
#E7CBEB
#EEDAF1
#F5E9F7

Shades

#BC6FC8
#AD4EBC
#8E3B9B
#702E7A
#4E2055
#2F1434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD94D6.

How #CD94D6 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#CD94D6
Protanopia#A0A0D6
Protanomaly#B49BD6
Deuteranopia#AAAAD5
Deuteranomaly#B9A1D5
Tritanopia#C69E9E
Tritanomaly#C99AB7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD94D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd94d6: #CD94D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD94D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd94d6': '#CD94D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.580, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_cd94d6">#CD94D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD94D6"

More Pink Colors

#CD94D6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CD94D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD94D6?

#CD94D6 is a light pink — rgb(205, 148, 214) in RGB and hsl(292, 45%, 71%) 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 5.78.

What is the RGB value of #CD94D6?

#CD94D6 is rgb(205, 148, 214) — red 205, green 148, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD94D6?

#CD94D6 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 31%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD94D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD94D6 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD94D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD94D6 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 5.78, 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.