Palettes / Colors / #CD12DE

#CD12DE — Vivid Pink

#CD12DE 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 #CD12DE 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.

#CD12DE 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 #23DE12; it also sits naturally between #6712DE and #DE1289. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 7% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD12DE

.text { color: #CD12DE; }
.background { background-color: #CD12DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD12DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 18, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 85%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD12DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 18, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD12DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 18, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD12DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD12DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD12DE

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Tones of #CD12DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #23DE12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD12DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD12DE

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:

How #CD12DE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD12DE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD12DE?

#CD12DE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 18, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD12DE?

#CD12DE is RGB 205, 18, 222 — HSL 295°, 85%, 47% — CMYK 8%, 92%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CD12DE?

Its complement is #23DE12; analogous partners are #6712DE and #DE1289. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD12DE for text?

Black text on #CD12DE has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.