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#CD04BC — Vivid Pink

#CD04BC 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 #CD04BC 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.

#CD04BC 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 #04CD15; it also sits naturally between #7904CD and #CD0458. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD04BC · RGB 205, 4, 188

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Color values

HEX#CD04BC
RGB205, 4, 188
HSL305°, 96%, 41%
HSV305°, 98%, 80%
CMYK0%, 98%, 8%, 20%
XYZ34.30, 16.70, 48.99
Yxy16.70, 0.3430, 0.1670
CIE-Lab47.88, 80.64, -43.13
Hunter Lab40.86, 81.78, -46.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 2% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD04BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD04BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD04BC

.text { color: #CD04BC; }
.background { background-color: #CD04BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD04BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 4, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD04BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 4, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD04BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 4, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD04BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD04BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD04BC

#B904AA#AA039C#96038A#820377#73026A#5F0257#4B0245#370132#280125#140012

Tints of #CD04BC

#EB05D8#FA0FE7#FB2DEA#FB46EC#FC64EF#FC7DF2#FD9BF5#FDB4F7#FED2FA#FFEBFD

Tones of #CD04BC

#BE13B0#B120A5#A22F98#933E8C#854C80#775A75

Color harmonies

Complementary — #04CD15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.84:1 AA
Against black text4.34:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CD04BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD04BC

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 #CD04BC: ·

How #CD04BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #76748FDeuteranopia · #829185Tritanopia · #C36C65

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 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD04BC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Tranquil Ruby Solace
#CA13AA · #EC34B7 · #4DEE6A · #A7F1C0
Serene Ruby Garden
#12AB32 · #66EF9E · #DA17B2 · #F4BFE9
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Tender Ruby Opal
#CE17AA · #E6224F · #C15821 · #988D18

Similar colors

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

#DE12BF#C917C9#CA13AA#DA17B2#CB1EBC#CE17AA#B500B2#C511A6#CA1DC6#D21AAC#C01EB9#D020B4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD04BB  ·  #CD04BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD04BC?

#CD04BC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 4, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD04BC?

#CD04BC is RGB 205, 4, 188 — HSL 305°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD04BC?

Its complement is #04CD15; analogous partners are #7904CD and #CD0458. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD04BC for text?

White text on #CD04BC has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.34:1.