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#CD70FF closest to Illicit Purple

#CD70FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 43.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(205, 112, 255)). Its HSL value is 279° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #CD70FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.36:1.

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Variations of #CD70FF

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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#CD70FF 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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#CD70FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD70FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #679BFB
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4494FF
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7D8DFF
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #679BFB
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #908FFD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C889AD
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CD7BDE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A890BA

#CD70FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#CD70FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.36:1 Very good#CD70FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD70FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #CD70FF; }
.background { background-color: #CD70FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD70FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 112 255);
color: hsl(279 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.708 0.215 312.2);

#CD70FF FAQ

What color is #CD70FF?

#CD70FF 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 #CD70FF?

#CD70FF is rgb(205, 112, 255) in RGB, hsl(279, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD70FF?

The complementary color of #CD70FF is #A2FF70, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD70FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD70FF: 7.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD70FF a warm or cool color?

#CD70FF is a cool color.