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#CD95DB Color

#CD95DB is rgb(205, 149, 219) in RGB, hsl(288, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CD95DB
HEX#CD95DB
RGBrgb(205, 149, 219)
HSLhsl(288, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(288, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.115 319.5)
LABlab(69.06% 30.55 -27.37)
LCHlch(69.06% 41.02 318.14)

What #CD95DB 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 #CD95DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.03Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.74Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.99Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.93African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.94Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.8

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

#CD95DB Channel Values

How #CD95DB 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 149 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CD95DB 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CD95DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CD95DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CD95DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CD95DB
Complementary
#A3DB95
Analogous
#AA95DB
Analogous
#DB95C6
Triadic
#DBCD95
Triadic
#95DBCD
Split comp.
#C6DB95
Split comp.
#95DBAA

Tints & Shades of #CD95DB

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

#D4A4E0
#D9AFE4
#E0BEE9
#E8CEEE
#EFDDF3
#F4E8F7

Shades

#BB6FCE
#AA4CC2
#8E38A3
#6D2B7D
#4C1E57
#2E1235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CD95DB.

How #CD95DB 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#CD95DB
Protanopia#A0A0DB
Protanomaly#B49CDB
Deuteranopia#AAAADA
Deuteranomaly#B9A2DA
Tritanopia#C5A0A0
Tritanomaly#C89CBB
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CD95DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cd95db: #CD95DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CD95DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cd95db': '#CD95DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.584, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cd95db">#CD95DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CD95DB"

More Purple Colors

#CD95DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CD95DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CD95DB?

#CD95DB is a light purple — rgb(205, 149, 219) in RGB and hsl(288, 49%, 72%) 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 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #CD95DB?

#CD95DB is rgb(205, 149, 219) — red 205, green 149, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CD95DB?

#CD95DB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CD95DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CD95DB scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CD95DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CD95DB 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 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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