Palettes / Colors / #CD237B

#CD237B — Pink

#CD237B is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#CD237B 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 #23CD75; it also sits naturally between #CA23CD and #CD2326. 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 14% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 40% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD237B

.text { color: #CD237B; }
.background { background-color: #CD237B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD237B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 35, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD237B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 35, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD237B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 35, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD237B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD237B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD237B

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Tones of #CD237B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #23CD75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD237B: #FFFFFF.

How #CD237B 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 #CD237B 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 #CD237B?

#CD237B is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 35, 123). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD237B?

#CD237B is RGB 205, 35, 123 — HSL 329°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 40%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD237B?

Its complement is #23CD75; analogous partners are #CA23CD and #CD2326. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD237B for text?

White text on #CD237B has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.