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#D355A5 Color

#D355A5 is rgb(211, 85, 165) in RGB, hsl(322, 59%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D355A5
HEX#D355A5
RGBrgb(211, 85, 165)
HSLhsl(322, 59%, 58%)
HSVhsv(322, 60%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.181 344.4)
LABlab(55.37% 56.66 -17.54)
LCHlch(55.37% 59.31 342.80)

What #D355A5 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 #D355A5, 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.

#D355A5 Channel Values

How #D355A5 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 211 · G 85 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 59% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 60% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 22% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D355A5 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D355A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D355A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D355A5

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D355A5.

How #D355A5 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#D355A5
Protanopia#7878A4
Protanomaly#A46BA5
Deuteranopia#8F8FA2
Deuteranomaly#AF7CA3
Tritanopia#CE6464
Tritanomaly#D05E83
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D355A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d355a5: #D355A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D355A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d355a5': '#D355A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.333, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_d355a5">#D355A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#D355A5"

More Pink Colors

#D355A5 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D355A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D355A5?

#D355A5 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(211, 85, 165) in RGB and hsl(322, 59%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #D355A5?

#D355A5 is rgb(211, 85, 165) — red 211, green 85, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D355A5?

#D355A5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D355A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D355A5 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D355A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D355A5 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 hotpink (#FF69B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.7, which is visibly different.

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