Palettes / Colors / #CD048A

#CD048A — Vivid Pink

#CD048A 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 #CD048A 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.

#CD048A 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 #04CD47; it also sits naturally between #AB04CD and #CD0426. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 33% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD048A

.text { color: #CD048A; }
.background { background-color: #CD048A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD048A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 4, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD048A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 4, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD048A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 4, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD048A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD048A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD048A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #04CD47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD048A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD048A

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 #CD048A 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 #CD048A 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

← #CD0489  ·  #CD048B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD048A?

#CD048A is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 4, 138). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD048A?

#CD048A is RGB 205, 4, 138 — HSL 320°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 33%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD048A?

Its complement is #04CD47; analogous partners are #AB04CD and #CD0426. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD048A for text?

White text on #CD048A has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.98:1.