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#CD2BEE — Vivid Pink

#CD2BEE 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 #CD2BEE 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.

#CD2BEE 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 #4BEE2B; it also sits naturally between #6C2BEE and #EE2BAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD2BEE · RGB 205, 43, 238

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Color values

HEX#CD2BEE
RGB205, 43, 238
HSL290°, 85%, 55%
HSV290°, 82%, 93%
CMYK14%, 82%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.47, 20.88, 82.73
Yxy20.88, 0.2859, 0.1439
CIE-Lab52.82, 82.61, -63.85
Hunter Lab45.69, 85.83, -80.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD2BEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD2BEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD2BEE

.text { color: #CD2BEE; }
.background { background-color: #CD2BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 43, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 43, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 43, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2BEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2BEE

#C813EC#B411D4#A00FBD#8C0DA5#780B8E#600971#4C075A#380542#24032A#100213

Tints of #CD2BEE

#D23EEF#D650F1#DB63F2#DF76F4#E48EF6#E9A1F7#EDB4F9#F2C6FA#F6D9FC#FBECFD

Tones of #CD2BEE

#C438E0#BB46D2#B254C4#A863B6#9F71A8#957E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4BEE2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.06:1 AA large only
Against black text5.18:1 AA

Best text color on #CD2BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2BEE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CD2BEE: ·

How #CD2BEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8785BFDeuteranopia · #909CB4Tritanopia · #C59A91

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD2BEE rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9

Similar colors

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

#C72CE6#CC2FF8#D731ED#C725E5#C735E8#C52CF9#D630E5#C424E6#BF2EF0#D82EF7#BF27EB#D835F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD2BED  ·  #CD2BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2BEE?

#CD2BEE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 43, 238). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2BEE?

#CD2BEE is RGB 205, 43, 238 — HSL 290°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 14%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CD2BEE?

Its complement is #4BEE2B; analogous partners are #6C2BEE and #EE2BAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2BEE for text?

Black text on #CD2BEE has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.