Palettes / Colors / #C451CD

#C451CD — Pink

#C451CD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C451CD 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.

#C451CD is a cool 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 #59CD51; it also sits naturally between #8751CD and #CD5197. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 32% · Blue 80%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C451CD

.text { color: #C451CD; }
.background { background-color: #C451CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C451CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 81, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 55%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C451CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 81, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C451CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 81, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C451CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C451CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C451CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #59CD51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C451CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C451CD

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:

How #C451CD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C451CD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C451CC  ·  #C451CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C451CD?

#C451CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 196, 81, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C451CD?

#C451CD is RGB 196, 81, 205 — HSL 296°, 55%, 56% — CMYK 4%, 60%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C451CD?

Its complement is #59CD51; analogous partners are #8751CD and #CD5197. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C451CD for text?

Black text on #C451CD has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.