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#CD6DFF closest to Illicit Purple

#CD6DFF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 42.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(205, 109, 255)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #CD6DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.23:1.

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Variations of #CD6DFF

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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#CD6DFF 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.

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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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#CD6DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD6DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #649AFB
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F92FF
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B8BFF
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #649AFB
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E8DFD
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C887AC
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CD78DE
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A78EB9

#CD6DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.91:1 Very poor#CD6DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.23:1 Very good#CD6DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD6DFF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #CD6DFF; }
.background { background-color: #CD6DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD6DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 109 255);
color: hsl(279 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.704 0.219 312.5);

#CD6DFF FAQ

What color is #CD6DFF?

#CD6DFF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CD6DFF?

#CD6DFF is rgb(205, 109, 255) in RGB, hsl(279, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD6DFF?

The complementary color of #CD6DFF is #9FFF6D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD6DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD6DFF: 7.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD6DFF a warm or cool color?

#CD6DFF is a cool color.