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#CD0ECA — Vivid Pink

#CD0ECA 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 #CD0ECA 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.

#CD0ECA 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 #0ECD11; it also sits naturally between #710ECD and #CD0E6A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD0ECA · RGB 205, 14, 202

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Color values

HEX#CD0ECA
RGB205, 14, 202
HSL301°, 87%, 43%
HSV301°, 93%, 80%
CMYK0%, 93%, 1%, 20%
XYZ35.99, 17.56, 57.37
Yxy17.56, 0.3245, 0.1583
CIE-Lab48.95, 81.77, -49.54
Hunter Lab41.90, 83.55, -56.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 5% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD0ECA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD0ECA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD0ECA

.text { color: #CD0ECA; }
.background { background-color: #CD0ECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD0ECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 14, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 87%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD0ECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 14, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD0ECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 14, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD0ECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD0ECA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD0ECA

#BA0DB7#A70CA4#940A92#81097F#720871#5F075E#4C054B#390438#260326#130113

Tints of #CD0ECA

#E510E1#F024EC#F13BEE#F353F0#F570F3#F788F5#F8A0F7#FAB7F9#FCD4FB#FEECFD

Tones of #CD0ECA

#C01BBD#B22AAF#A437A3#964595#895288#7B607A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0ECD11:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.65:1 AA
Against black text4.51:1 AA

Best text color on #CD0ECA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD0ECA

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 #CD0ECA: ·

How #CD0ECA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7A799DDeuteranopia · #859492Tritanopia · #C37971

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 #CD0ECA rather than the exact color:

Crimson Dusk
#C917C9 · #EA42D9 · #1AE019 · #C8F5CA
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83

Similar colors

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

#C917C9#CA1DC6#DE12BF#CB1EBC#BF1FC6#E311CF#B715CE#DC20CE#E21ACB#DC21D0#BD1EBF#BF23CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD0EC9  ·  #CD0ECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD0ECA?

#CD0ECA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 14, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD0ECA?

#CD0ECA is RGB 205, 14, 202 — HSL 301°, 87%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD0ECA?

Its complement is #0ECD11; analogous partners are #710ECD and #CD0E6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD0ECA for text?

White text on #CD0ECA has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.