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CD38CA

#CD38CA closest to Awkward Purple

#CD38CA is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Awkward Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 22.0% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(205, 56, 202)). Its HSL value is 301° hue, 60% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #CD38CA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.01:1.

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Variations of #CD38CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CD38CA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

CD38CACACD3838CACD
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CD38CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD38CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6383C6
  • Protanopia 48% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F6FCE
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7467CC
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6383C6
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8D70C8
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D44E7E
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D142AD
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #966F94

#CD38CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.19:1 Poor#CD38CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.01:1 Good#CD38CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD38CA in CSS

/* Awkward Purple */
.color { color: #CD38CA; }
.background { background-color: #CD38CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD38CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 56 202);
color: hsl(301 60% 51%);
color: oklch(0.617 0.240 328.9);

#CD38CA FAQ

What color is #CD38CA?

#CD38CA is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Awkward Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CD38CA?

#CD38CA is rgb(205, 56, 202) in RGB, hsl(301, 60%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD38CA?

The complementary color of #CD38CA is #38CD3B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD38CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD38CA: 5.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD38CA a warm or cool color?

#CD38CA is a cool color.