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#CB56CC — Muted Pink

#CB56CC is a pink color we call Muted 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 #CB56CC 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.

#CB56CC 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 #58CD56; it also sits naturally between #8F56CD and #CD5693. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CB56CC · RGB 203, 86, 204

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Color values

HEX#CB56CC
RGB203, 86, 204
HSL299°, 54%, 57%
HSV299°, 58%, 80%
CMYK0%, 58%, 0%, 20%
XYZ38.86, 23.71, 59.66
Yxy23.71, 0.3179, 0.1940
CIE-Lab55.80, 61.61, -39.86
Hunter Lab48.69, 60.77, -42.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 34% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CB56CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CB56CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CB56CC

.text { color: #CB56CC; }
.background { background-color: #CB56CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CB56CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 86, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 54%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CB56CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 86, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CB56CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 86, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CB56CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CB56CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CB56CC

#C443C7#B336B5#9F30A1#8C2A8D#78247A#611D62#4E174F#3A123B#230B23#100510

Tints of #CB56CC

#CF66D1#D476D6#D985DB#DE95DF#E3A5E4#E7B0E8#EBC0EC#F0D0F1#F5E0F6#FAEFFA

Tones of #CB56CC

#C25FC4#BB67BC#B26FB3#AA78AB#A181A2#9A899A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #58CD56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CB56CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CB56CC

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 #CB56CC: ·

How #CB56CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9897AFDeuteranopia · #9FA8A9Tritanopia · #C59994

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 #CB56CC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE
Golden Ruby Orchard
#A38DDE · #C158CF · #D3408B · #D98178
Burning Ruby Drift
#6B4DCA · #C153D2 · #D25E98 · #98392C

Similar colors

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

#C954C5#CF52C7#C65BCF#C654C3#C158CF#C153D2#CF61D1#C74DD5#BC5ACC#D85DC6#D850C5#C855BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CB56CB  ·  #CB56CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CB56CC?

#CB56CC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 203, 86, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CB56CC?

#CB56CC is RGB 203, 86, 204 — HSL 299°, 54%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CB56CC?

Its complement is #58CD56; analogous partners are #8F56CD and #CD5693. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CB56CC for text?

Black text on #CB56CC has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.