Palettes / Colors / #CD23CE

#CD23CE — Pink

#CD23CE is a pink color we call 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 #CD23CE 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.

#CD23CE 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 #23CD23; it also sits naturally between #7823CD and #CD2378. 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 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD23CE

.text { color: #CD23CE; }
.background { background-color: #CD23CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD23CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 35, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 71%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD23CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 35, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD23CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 35, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD23CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD23CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #23CD23:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD23CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD23CE

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 #CD23CE 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 #CD23CE 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

← #CD23CD  ·  #CD23CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD23CE?

#CD23CE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 35, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD23CE?

#CD23CE is RGB 205, 35, 206 — HSL 300°, 71%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CD23CE?

Its complement is #23CD23; analogous partners are #7823CD and #CD2378. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD23CE for text?

Black text on #CD23CE has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.44:1.