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#CD75DC closest to Pink Orchid

#CD75DC is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pink Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 45.9% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(205, 117, 220)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 60% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #CD75DC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.17:1.

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Variations of #CD75DC

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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#CD75DC 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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#CD75DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD75DC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #809AD9
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6690E0
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C8BDE
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #809AD9
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C8FDA
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF829E
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CF7BC3
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A78FAC

#CD75DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#CD75DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.17:1 Very good#CD75DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD75DC in CSS

/* Pink Orchid */
.color { color: #CD75DC; }
.background { background-color: #CD75DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD75DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 117 220);
color: hsl(291 60% 66%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.171 321.6);

#CD75DC FAQ

What color is #CD75DC?

#CD75DC is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pink Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CD75DC?

#CD75DC is rgb(205, 117, 220) in RGB, hsl(291, 60%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 47%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD75DC?

The complementary color of #CD75DC is #84DC75, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD75DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD75DC: 7.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD75DC a warm or cool color?

#CD75DC is a cool color.