Palettes / Colors / #CD13AE
#CD13AE — Vivid Pink
#CD13AE is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CD13AE 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.
#CD13AE 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 #13CD32; it also sits naturally between #8F13CD and #CD1351. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CD13AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 19, 174 |
| HSL | 310°, 83%, 44% |
| HSV | 310°, 91%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 91%, 15%, 20% |
| XYZ | 33.05, 16.50, 41.49 |
| Yxy | 16.50, 0.3630, 0.1813 |
| CIE-Lab | 47.62, 77.35, -35.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.62, 77.52, -35.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 7% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 15% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CD13AE
.text { color: #CD13AE; }
.background { background-color: #CD13AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD13AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 19, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 83%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD13AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 19, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD13AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 19, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CD13AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD13AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #13CD32:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.88:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.30:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #CD13AE: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD13AE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CD13AE: ·
How #CD13AE 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 #CD13AE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CD13AE?
#CD13AE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 19, 174). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CD13AE?
#CD13AE is RGB 205, 19, 174 — HSL 310°, 83%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 15%, 20%.
What colors go with #CD13AE?
Its complement is #13CD32; analogous partners are #8F13CD and #CD1351. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CD13AE for text?
White text on #CD13AE has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.