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#D035BD Color

#D035BD is rgb(208, 53, 189) in RGB, hsl(307, 62%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 9%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D035BD
HEX#D035BD
RGBrgb(208, 53, 189)
HSLhsl(307, 62%, 51%)
HSVhsv(307, 75%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 9%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.235 333.6)
LABlab(51.46% 69.76 -37.54)
LCHlch(51.46% 79.22 331.71)

What #D035BD 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 #D035BD, 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 pink in the library.

#D035BD Channel Values

How #D035BD 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 208 · G 53 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 307° · S 62% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 307° · S 75% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 9% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D035BD 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D035BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D035BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D035BD; 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 #D035BD

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 #D035BD.

How #D035BD 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#D035BD
Protanopia#6868BD
Protanomaly#9C58BD
Deuteranopia#8484BA
Deuteranomaly#A86DBB
Tritanopia#C75757
Tritanomaly#CB4C8C
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D035BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d035bd: #D035BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D035BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d035bd': '#D035BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.208, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_d035bd">#D035BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#D035BD"

More Pink Colors

#D035BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D035BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D035BD?

#D035BD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(208, 53, 189) in RGB and hsl(307, 62%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #D035BD?

#D035BD is rgb(208, 53, 189) — red 208, green 53, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D035BD?

#D035BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 9%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D035BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D035BD scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D035BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D035BD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.86, which is visibly different.

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