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CD85AA

#CD85AA closest to Moonlight Mauve

#CD85AA is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Moonlight Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 52.2% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(205, 133, 170)). Its HSL value is 329° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black. #CD85AA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.53:1.

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Variations of #CD85AA

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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#CD85AA 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.

CD85AAAACD8585AACD
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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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#CD85AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD85AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9C9FA8
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B94AB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A091AA
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9C9FA8
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AC97A9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D78492
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1849F
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9969F

#CD85AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#CD85AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.53:1 Very good#CD85AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD85AA in CSS

/* Moonlight Mauve */
.color { color: #CD85AA; }
.background { background-color: #CD85AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD85AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 133 170);
color: hsl(329 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.702 0.100 347.8);

#CD85AA FAQ

What color is #CD85AA?

#CD85AA is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CD85AA?

#CD85AA is rgb(205, 133, 170) in RGB, hsl(329, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD85AA?

The complementary color of #CD85AA is #85CDA8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD85AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD85AA: 7.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD85AA a warm or cool color?

#CD85AA is a warm color.