Palettes / Colors / #CD047C

#CD047C — Vivid Pink

#CD047C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CD047C 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.

#CD047C is a warm-leaning 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 #04CD54; it also sits naturally between #B904CD and #CD0418. 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 2% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD047C

.text { color: #CD047C; }
.background { background-color: #CD047C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD047C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 4, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD047C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 4, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD047C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 4, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD047C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD047C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD047C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04CD54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD047C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD047C

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 #CD047C 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 #CD047C 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

← #CD047B  ·  #CD047D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD047C?

#CD047C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 4, 124). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD047C?

#CD047C is RGB 205, 4, 124 — HSL 324°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD047C?

Its complement is #04CD54; analogous partners are #B904CD and #CD0418. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD047C for text?

White text on #CD047C has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.90:1.