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#CD0ECC — Vivid Pink

#CD0ECC 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 #CD0ECC 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.

#CD0ECC 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 #0ECD0E; it also sits naturally between #6E0ECD and #CD0E6E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD0ECC · RGB 205, 14, 204

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Color values

HEX#CD0ECC
RGB205, 14, 204
HSL300°, 87%, 43%
HSV300°, 93%, 80%
CMYK0%, 93%, 0%, 20%
XYZ36.23, 17.65, 58.62
Yxy17.65, 0.3220, 0.1569
CIE-Lab49.07, 82.06, -50.51
Hunter Lab42.02, 83.96, -57.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 5% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD0ECC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD0ECC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD0ECC

.text { color: #CD0ECC; }
.background { background-color: #CD0ECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD0ECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 14, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 87%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD0ECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 14, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD0ECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 14, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD0ECC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD0ECC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD0ECC

#BA0DBA#A70CA7#940A94#810981#720872#5F075F#4C054C#390439#260326#130113

Tints of #CD0ECC

#E510E5#F024F0#F13BF1#F353F3#F570F5#F788F7#F8A0F8#FAB7FA#FCD4FC#FEECFE

Tones of #CD0ECC

#C01BC0#B22AB2#A437A4#964596#895289#7B607B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0ECD0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.64:1 AA
Against black text4.53:1 AA

Best text color on #CD0ECC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD0ECC

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 #CD0ECC: ·

How #CD0ECC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7A799EDeuteranopia · #859493Tritanopia · #C37A72

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 #CD0ECC 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
Dusty Bloom
#431997 · #4D0968 · #E311CF · #E41A83
Royal Ruby Aurora
#230C51 · #4E096B · #CB1EBC · #670A3B
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#C917C9#CA1DC6#DE12BF#E311CF#CB1EBC#BF1FC6#B715CE#DC20CE#E21ACB#DC21D0#D01AE2#BF23CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD0ECB  ·  #CD0ECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD0ECC?

#CD0ECC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 14, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD0ECC?

#CD0ECC is RGB 205, 14, 204 — HSL 300°, 87%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD0ECC?

Its complement is #0ECD0E; analogous partners are #6E0ECD and #CD0E6E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD0ECC for text?

White text on #CD0ECC has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.