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#CD609A

#CD609A is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Mulberry. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 37.6% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 52% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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5.74:1 AA
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This color as text on black

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CD609A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CD609A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #CD609A?

#CD609A is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Mulberry. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 37.6% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 328°, with 52% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CD609A in RGB?

#CD609A is rgb(205, 96, 154): 205 red, 96 green, and 154 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CD609A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 53, 25, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CD609A?

PANTONE 252 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CD609A?

Its complement #169960 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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