Close to Electric Purple
#CD05ED
#CD05ED is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 2% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 96% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CD05ED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.84:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.84:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CD05ED as they’d see it.
#CD05ED in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CD05ED
What color is #CD05ED?
#CD05ED is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 2% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 292°, with 96% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CD05ED in RGB?
#CD05ED is rgb(205, 5, 237): 205 red, 5 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CD05ED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 98, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CD05ED?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CD05ED?
Its complement #1F8C0F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.