Palettes / Colors / #CD18CA

#CD18CA — Vivid Pink

#CD18CA is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CD18CA 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.

#CD18CA 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 #18CD1B; it also sits naturally between #7618CD and #CD1870. 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 9% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD18CA

.text { color: #CD18CA; }
.background { background-color: #CD18CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD18CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 24, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 79%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD18CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 24, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD18CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 24, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD18CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD18CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #18CD1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD18CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD18CA

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 #CD18CA 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 #CD18CA 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

← #CD18C9  ·  #CD18CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD18CA?

#CD18CA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 24, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD18CA?

#CD18CA is RGB 205, 24, 202 — HSL 301°, 79%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 88%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD18CA?

Its complement is #18CD1B; analogous partners are #7618CD and #CD1870. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD18CA for text?

White text on #CD18CA has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.58:1.