Palettes / Colors / #CD2CED

#CD2CED — Vivid Pink

#CD2CED 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 #CD2CED 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.

#CD2CED 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 #4CED2C; it also sits naturally between #6C2CED and #ED2CAC. 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 17% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD2CED

.text { color: #CD2CED; }
.background { background-color: #CD2CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 44, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 44, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 44, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2CED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2CED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CED2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD2CED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2CED

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 #CD2CED 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 #CD2CED 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

← #CD2CEC  ·  #CD2CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2CED?

#CD2CED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 44, 237). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2CED?

#CD2CED is RGB 205, 44, 237 — HSL 290°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 14%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CD2CED?

Its complement is #4CED2C; analogous partners are #6C2CED and #ED2CAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2CED for text?

Black text on #CD2CED has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.05:1.