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#CD0AEE — Vivid Pink

#CD0AEE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CD0AEE 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.

#CD0AEE 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 #2CF00A; it also sits naturally between #5A0AF0 and #F00A9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD0AEE · RGB 205, 10, 238

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Color values

HEX#CD0AEE
RGB205, 10, 238
HSL291°, 92%, 49%
HSV291°, 96%, 93%
CMYK14%, 96%, 0%, 7%
XYZ40.72, 19.37, 82.48
Yxy19.37, 0.2856, 0.1359
CIE-Lab51.12, 87.63, -66.60
Hunter Lab44.01, 91.92, -85.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 4% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 96% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD0AEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD0AEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD0AEE

.text { color: #CD0AEE; }
.background { background-color: #CD0AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD0AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 10, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 92%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD0AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 10, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD0AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 10, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD0AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD0AEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD0AEE

#BD09DC#A808C4#9707B0#820698#710684#5C046C#4B0458#360340#26022C#110114

Tints of #CD0AEE

#D51EF6#D931F6#DD4AF7#E262F8#E67BF9#EA8EFA#EFA7FB#F3BFFC#F7D3FD#FBEBFE

Tones of #CD0AEE

#C21AE0#B72ACF#AB3BBF#9F4CAE#945C9D#886D8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2CF00A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.31:1 AA large only
Against black text4.87:1 AA

Best text color on #CD0AEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD0AEE

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 #CD0AEE: ·

How #CD0AEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7977B7Deuteranopia · #8493AATritanopia · #C38B82

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 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD0AEE rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#DC17EC#D01AE2#DB13FA#B819FA#C424E6#C725E5#BF27EB#E900FF#C72CE6#B81FDA#E71DDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD0AED  ·  #CD0AEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD0AEE?

#CD0AEE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 10, 238). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD0AEE?

#CD0AEE is RGB 205, 10, 238 — HSL 291°, 92%, 49% — CMYK 14%, 96%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CD0AEE?

Its complement is #2CF00A; analogous partners are #5A0AF0 and #F00A9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD0AEE for text?

Black text on #CD0AEE has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.