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#CC4EDA — Pink

#CC4EDA 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 #CC4EDA 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.

#CC4EDA 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 #5CDA4E; it also sits naturally between #864EDA and #DA4EA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC4EDA · RGB 204, 78, 218

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Color values

HEX#CC4EDA
RGB204, 78, 218
HSL294°, 65%, 58%
HSV294°, 64%, 85%
CMYK6%, 64%, 0%, 15%
XYZ40.28, 23.35, 68.71
Yxy23.35, 0.3044, 0.1764
CIE-Lab55.43, 67.69, -48.40
Hunter Lab48.32, 67.89, -55.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC4EDA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC4EDA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC4EDA

.text { color: #CC4EDA; }
.background { background-color: #CC4EDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC4EDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 78, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 65%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC4EDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 78, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC4EDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 78, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC4EDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC4EDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC4EDA

#C539D5#B62AC6#A325B1#8C2097#781C82#65176D#4E1254#3A0D3F#230826#100411

Tints of #CC4EDA

#D05FDD#D570E1#D97DE3#DE8DE7#E39EEA#E8AFEE#EDC0F2#F0CDF4#F5DDF8#FAEEFB

Tones of #CC4EDA

#C458D0#BB63C5#B46CBC#AC76B2#A480A8#9C8A9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CDA4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.70:1 AA large only
Against black text5.67:1 AA

Best text color on #CC4EDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC4EDA

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 #CC4EDA: ·

How #CC4EDA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594B8Deuteranopia · #9DA6B0Tritanopia · #C69D98

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 #CC4EDA rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#C949D7#D04BDF#C74DD5#CC4AE0#CD48D6#D84FDE#D243D6#C153D2#DB4FD4#D858DF#BC4BD8#D644E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC4ED9  ·  #CC4EDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC4EDA?

#CC4EDA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 78, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC4EDA?

#CC4EDA is RGB 204, 78, 218 — HSL 294°, 65%, 58% — CMYK 6%, 64%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CC4EDA?

Its complement is #5CDA4E; analogous partners are #864EDA and #DA4EA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC4EDA for text?

Black text on #CC4EDA has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.