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#CD04CB — Vivid Pink

#CD04CB 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 #CD04CB 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.

#CD04CB 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 #04CD08; it also sits naturally between #6C04CD and #CD0465. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD04CB · RGB 205, 4, 203

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Color values

HEX#CD04CB
RGB205, 4, 203
HSL301°, 96%, 41%
HSV301°, 98%, 80%
CMYK0%, 98%, 1%, 20%
XYZ36.00, 17.38, 57.96
Yxy17.38, 0.3233, 0.1561
CIE-Lab48.73, 82.74, -50.48
Hunter Lab41.69, 84.75, -57.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 2% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD04CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD04CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD04CB

.text { color: #CD04CB; }
.background { background-color: #CD04CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD04CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 4, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD04CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 4, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD04CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 4, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD04CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD04CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD04CB

#B904B6#AA03A7#960393#820380#730271#5F025D#4B024A#370136#280127#140014

Tints of #CD04CB

#EB05E7#FA0FF6#FB2DF7#FB46F8#FC64F9#FC7DFA#FD9BFB#FDB4FC#FED2FD#FFEBFE

Tones of #CD04CB

#BE13BB#B120AE#A22FA0#933E92#854C84#775A77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #04CD08:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.69:1 AA
Against black text4.48:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CD04CB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD04CB

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 #CD04CB: ·

How #CD04CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #76749BDeuteranopia · #82918FTritanopia · #C3756C

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD04CB rather than the exact color:

Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B

Similar colors

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

#C917C9#DE12BF#CA1DC6#E311CF#B715CE#CB1EBC#E21ACB#BF1FC6#DC20CE#D01AE2#BD1EBF#DC21D0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD04CA  ·  #CD04CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD04CB?

#CD04CB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 4, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD04CB?

#CD04CB is RGB 205, 4, 203 — HSL 301°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 98%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD04CB?

Its complement is #04CD08; analogous partners are #6C04CD and #CD0465. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD04CB for text?

White text on #CD04CB has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.