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#CD99CC Pastel Violet

#CD99CC is a light, moderately saturated pink named Pastel Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 60.0% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(205, 153, 204)). Its HSL value is 301° hue, 34% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #CD99CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.02:1.

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Variations of #CD99CC

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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#CD99CC 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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#CD99CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CD99CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2ACCA
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96A6CE
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7A3CD
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2ACCA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0A6CB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D09DAB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CF9BBE
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3A6B3

#CD99CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#CD99CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.02:1 Very good#CD99CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CD99CC in CSS

/* Pastel Violet */
.color { color: #CD99CC; }
.background { background-color: #CD99CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CD99CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 153 204);
color: hsl(301 34% 70%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.092 327.1);

#CD99CC FAQ

What color is #CD99CC?

#CD99CC is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Pastel Violet. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CD99CC?

#CD99CC is rgb(205, 153, 204) in RGB, hsl(301, 34%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CD99CC?

The complementary color of #CD99CC is #99CD9A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CD99CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CD99CC: 9.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CD99CC a warm or cool color?

#CD99CC is a cool color.