Palettes / Colors / #CD00DA

#CD00DA — Vivid Pink

#CD00DA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #CD00DA 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.

#CD00DA 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 #0FDB00; it also sits naturally between #5F00DB and #DB007C. 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 80% · Green 0% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD00DA

.text { color: #CD00DA; }
.background { background-color: #CD00DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD00DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 0, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD00DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 0, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD00DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 0, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD00DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD00DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0FDB00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD00DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD00DA

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 #CD00DA 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 #CD00DA 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

← #CD00D9  ·  #CD00DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD00DA?

#CD00DA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 0, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD00DA?

#CD00DA is RGB 205, 0, 218 — HSL 296°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 6%, 100%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CD00DA?

Its complement is #0FDB00; analogous partners are #5F00DB and #DB007C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD00DA for text?

Black text on #CD00DA has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.56:1.