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#CD609A — Muted Pink

#CD609A is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CD609A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CD609A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #60CD93; it also sits naturally between #C960CD and #CD6064. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD609A · RGB 205, 96, 154

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Color values

HEX#CD609A
RGB205, 96, 154
HSL328°, 52%, 59%
HSV328°, 53%, 80%
CMYK0%, 53%, 25%, 20%
XYZ35.19, 23.68, 33.29
Yxy23.68, 0.3819, 0.2569
CIE-Lab55.76, 49.71, -11.00
Hunter Lab48.66, 47.28, -9.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 38% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 25% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CD609A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD609A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD609A

.text { color: #CD609A; }
.background { background-color: #CD609A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD609A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 96, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD609A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 96, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD609A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 96, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD609A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD609A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD609A

#C74D8E#BA3B7F#A73571#8F2D62#7C2754#652045#511A37#3A1228#270C1A#10050B

Tints of #CD609A

#D270A4#D57BAB#DA8BB5#DF9ABF#E4AAC9#E8B5D0#EDC5DA#F2D4E4#F5E0EB#FAEFF5

Tones of #CD609A

#C5679A#BD7099#B67799#AD7F98#A68797#9E8F97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #60CD93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.66:1 AA large only
Against black text5.74:1 AA

Best text color on #CD609A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD609A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CD609A: ·

How #CD609A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9E9D8CDeuteranopia · #A4AC89Tritanopia · #C8817E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD609A rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Petal
#5F8A2A · #306C9E · #CD5C9A · #D7E8CB
Dreamy Ruby Voyage
#7B2857 · #CA5F9D · #75D29D · #D1ECDC
Burning Ruby Drift
#6B4DCA · #C153D2 · #D25E98 · #98392C
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Misty Ruby Aurora
#C85A9B · #C34255 · #B2512A · #C39F41
Palette Fff1d3
#FFF1D3 · #FFB090 · #CA5995 · #5D1C6A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CD5C9A#CA5F9D#D25E98#D2649A#C85A9B#CA5995#CE569A#D05A92#C768A0#D6589F#C75CA6#D9599D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD6099  ·  #CD609B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD609A?

#CD609A is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 96, 154). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD609A?

#CD609A is RGB 205, 96, 154 — HSL 328°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 25%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD609A?

Its complement is #60CD93; analogous partners are #C960CD and #CD6064. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD609A for text?

Black text on #CD609A has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.