All About Color #CD42CD

#CD42CD

About #CD42CD

#CD42CD is a medium pink color with the hex code #CD42CD. In RGB it is red 205, green 66, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 68%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 3.99:1 on white and 5.26:1 on black.

#CD42CD Color Conversion

Hex tripletCD, 42, CD
CMYK0.00%, 67.80%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal205, 66, 205
HSL300°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal315, 102, 315
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11001101, 1000010, 11001101
CIE-L*AB53.26, 70.28, -44.43
RGB Percent80.39%, 25.88%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH53.26, 83.15, 327.70
XYZ38.14, 21.28, 59.86
CIE-L*UV53.26, 59.77, -77.26
xyY0.32, 0.18, 21.28
Hunter-Lab46.13, 66.85, -44.63
RYB80.39%, 25.88%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CD42CD on a dark background: contrast 5.26:1, passes WCAG AA.
#CD42CD on a light background: contrast 3.99:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CD42CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #CD42CD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#CD42CD · #E08AE0 · #8D258D · #42CD42 · #8AE08A

Analogous palette

#4242CD · #8742CD · #CD42CD · #CD4287 · #CD4242

Triadic palette

#CD42CD · #CDCD42 · #42CDCD · #E08AE0 · #E0E08A

Tetradic palette

#CD42CD · #CD8742 · #42CD42 · #4287CD · #8D258D

Monochromatic palette

#5D195D · #992999 · #CD42CD · #DD7EDD · #EDBBED

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