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#CD2CD8 — Pink

#CD2CD8 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 #CD2CD8 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.

#CD2CD8 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 #37D82C; it also sits naturally between #772CD8 and #D82C8E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD2CD8 · RGB 205, 44, 216

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Color values

HEX#CD2CD8
RGB205, 44, 216
HSL296°, 69%, 51%
HSV296°, 80%, 85%
CMYK5%, 80%, 0%, 15%
XYZ38.47, 19.74, 66.75
Yxy19.74, 0.3079, 0.1580
CIE-Lab51.54, 78.74, -53.45
Hunter Lab44.43, 80.45, -62.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 17% · Blue 85%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD2CD8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD2CD8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD2CD8

.text { color: #CD2CD8; }
.background { background-color: #CD2CD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2CD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 44, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 69%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2CD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 44, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2CD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 44, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2CD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2CD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2CD8

#BB24C6#AB21B5#971D9F#82198A#721679#5E1263#490E4E#350A38#250727#100311

Tints of #CD2CD8

#D241DC#D653DF#DB68E3#DF79E6#E48FEA#E8A0EE#EEB6F2#F2C7F5#F7DDF9#FBEEFC

Tones of #CD2CD8

#C238CC#B745BF#AC51B3#A35DA8#98699B#8D768F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #37D82C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.24:1 AA large only
Against black text4.95:1 AA

Best text color on #CD2CD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2CD8

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 #CD2CD8: ·

How #CD2CD8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786AEDeuteranopia · #919DA4Tritanopia · #C58E86

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD2CD8 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Crimson Cascade
#D827D0 · #C03788 · #9B223E · #BC4635
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6

Similar colors

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

#D131D7#D22EDE#D42BD2#C738D6#D827D0#C72CE6#C735CD#C725E5#D630E5#DA33DF#D72DCB#DC2FE1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD2CD7  ·  #CD2CD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2CD8?

#CD2CD8 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 44, 216). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2CD8?

#CD2CD8 is RGB 205, 44, 216 — HSL 296°, 69%, 51% — CMYK 5%, 80%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CD2CD8?

Its complement is #37D82C; analogous partners are #772CD8 and #D82C8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2CD8 for text?

Black text on #CD2CD8 has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.24:1.