Palettes / Colors / #C745DF

#C745DF — Pink

#C745DF 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 #C745DF 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.

#C745DF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5BDF43; it also sits naturally between #7A43DF and #DF43A9. 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 78% · Green 27% · Blue 87%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C745DF

.text { color: #C745DF; }
.background { background-color: #C745DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C745DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 69, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C745DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 69, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C745DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 69, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C745DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C745DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BDF43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C745DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C745DF

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 #C745DF 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 #C745DF 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

← #C745DE  ·  #C745E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C745DF?

#C745DF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 199, 69, 223). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C745DF?

#C745DF is RGB 199, 69, 223 — HSL 291°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 11%, 69%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C745DF?

Its complement is #5BDF43; analogous partners are #7A43DF and #DF43A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C745DF for text?

Black text on #C745DF has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.