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#CB4CDC — Pink

#CB4CDC 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 #CB4CDC 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.

#CB4CDC 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 #5DDC4C; it also sits naturally between #834CDC and #DC4CA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB4CDC · RGB 203, 76, 220

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Color values

HEX#CB4CDC
RGB203, 76, 220
HSL293°, 67%, 58%
HSV293°, 65%, 86%
CMYK8%, 65%, 0%, 14%
XYZ40.13, 23.03, 70.04
Yxy23.03, 0.3013, 0.1729
CIE-Lab55.11, 68.61, -50.05
Hunter Lab47.99, 68.92, -57.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 30% · Blue 86%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB4CDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB4CDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB4CDC

.text { color: #CB4CDC; }
.background { background-color: #CB4CDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB4CDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 76, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 67%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB4CDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 76, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB4CDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 76, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB4CDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB4CDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB4CDC

#C537D7#B528C8#A223B3#8B1E99#781A84#64166F#4D1155#3A0D40#230826#0F0311

Tints of #CB4CDC

#D05DDF#D56EE2#D97BE5#DE8CE8#E29DEC#E7AEEF#ECBFF2#F0CCF5#F5DDF8#FAEEFC

Tones of #CB4CDC

#C357D1#BB60C7#B36BBD#AC75B3#A480A8#9C899F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DDC4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.75:1 AA large only
Against black text5.61:1 AA

Best text color on #CB4CDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB4CDC

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 #CB4CDC: ·

How #CB4CDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9493B9Deuteranopia · #9BA5B1Tritanopia · #C59E98

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CB4CDC rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD

Similar colors

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

#CC4AE0#D04BDF#C949D7#CD48D6#C74DD5#D243D6#D84FDE#BC4BD8#C153D2#D644E4#BD4DE4#C147E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB4CDB  ·  #CB4CDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB4CDC?

#CB4CDC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 76, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB4CDC?

#CB4CDC is RGB 203, 76, 220 — HSL 293°, 67%, 58% — CMYK 8%, 65%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CB4CDC?

Its complement is #5DDC4C; analogous partners are #834CDC and #DC4CA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB4CDC for text?

Black text on #CB4CDC has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.75:1.