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#CD659A — Muted Pink

#CD659A 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 #CD659A 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.

#CD659A 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 #65CD97; it also sits naturally between #CB65CD and #CD6567. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD659A · RGB 205, 101, 154

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Color values

HEX#CD659A
RGB205, 101, 154
HSL329°, 51%, 60%
HSV329°, 51%, 80%
CMYK0%, 51%, 25%, 20%
XYZ35.66, 24.62, 33.44
Yxy24.62, 0.3805, 0.2627
CIE-Lab56.70, 47.26, -9.59
Hunter Lab49.62, 44.82, -8.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 40% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 25% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD659A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD659A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD659A

.text { color: #CD659A; }
.background { background-color: #CD659A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD659A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 101, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 51%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD659A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 101, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD659A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 101, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD659A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD659A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD659A

#C64E8C#BD3D7F#A63670#922F63#7B2853#642043#511A36#3A1327#270C1A#0F050A

Tints of #CD659A

#D274A5#D680AC#DB8FB6#DF9BBE#E4AAC8#E9BAD2#ECC5D9#F1D5E3#F5E0EB#FAF0F5

Tones of #CD659A

#C66C9A#BE749A#B77B9A#AF839A#A88A9A#A09299

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65CD97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.54:1 AA large only
Against black text5.92:1 AA

Best text color on #CD659A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD659A

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 #CD659A: ·

How #CD659A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F8DDeuteranopia · #A6AE8ATritanopia · #C88381

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 #CD659A rather than the exact color:

Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Dreamy Ruby Voyage
#7B2857 · #CA5F9D · #75D29D · #D1ECDC
Burning Ruby Drift
#6B4DCA · #C153D2 · #D25E98 · #98392C
Mellow Ruby Petal
#5F8A2A · #306C9E · #CD5C9A · #D7E8CB
Hidden Ruby Solace
#3D7BA5 · #C768A0 · #81AF40 · #BCD2DC
Misty Ruby Aurora
#C85A9B · #C34255 · #B2512A · #C39F41

Similar colors

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

#D2649A#CA5F9D#D25E98#CD5C9A#C768A0#C85A9B#CA5995#D05A92#DB6499#D16B8D#CE569A#D2668B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD6599  ·  #CD659B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD659A?

#CD659A is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 101, 154). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD659A?

#CD659A is RGB 205, 101, 154 — HSL 329°, 51%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 25%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD659A?

Its complement is #65CD97; analogous partners are #CB65CD and #CD6567. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD659A for text?

Black text on #CD659A has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.