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#CD2DB3 — Pink

#CD2DB3 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CD2DB3 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.

#CD2DB3 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 #2DCD48; it also sits naturally between #982DCD and #CD2D62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD2DB3 · RGB 205, 45, 179

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Color values

HEX#CD2DB3
RGB205, 45, 179
HSL310°, 64%, 49%
HSV310°, 78%, 80%
CMYK0%, 78%, 13%, 20%
XYZ34.25, 18.11, 44.34
Yxy18.11, 0.3542, 0.1873
CIE-Lab49.63, 72.92, -35.09
Hunter Lab42.56, 72.60, -35.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD2DB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD2DB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD2DB3

.text { color: #CD2DB3; }
.background { background-color: #CD2DB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD2DB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 45, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 64%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD2DB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 45, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD2DB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 45, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD2DB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD2DB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD2DB3

#BC29A4#A72592#972183#821C71#711962#5C1450#4B1141#360C2F#260821#11040F

Tints of #CD2DB3

#D53FBC#D84FC2#DD64C9#E279D0#E68ED8#EA9FDD#EEB4E5#F3C9EC#F7D9F2#FBEEF9

Tones of #CD2DB3

#C238AB#B643A3#AB4F9C#9F5B93#93668C#887284

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2DCD48:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.54:1 AA
Against black text4.62:1 AA

Best text color on #CD2DB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD2DB3

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 #CD2DB3: ·

How #CD2DB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #888693Deuteranopia · #919D8BTritanopia · #C57973

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD2DB3 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Hidden Ruby Drift
#4840E1 · #B460E5 · #D432B1 · #B22743
Gentle Mosaic
#D32ABE · #CD2659 · #D66F49 · #86751A
Crystal Ruby Cinder
#F5B3EA · #E666D1 · #D020B4 · #961782
Palette 070739
#070739 · #521477 · #C327AB · #E1E099
Tranquil Petal
#CF2BA5 · #DA606F · #8D5822 · #BED32C

Similar colors

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

#C829B9#D432B1#D32ABE#D020B4#C327AB#CF2BA5#C835BE#DB32B2#D133A5#C738BD#BF25B4#D424A7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD2DB2  ·  #CD2DB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD2DB3?

#CD2DB3 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 45, 179). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD2DB3?

#CD2DB3 is RGB 205, 45, 179 — HSL 310°, 64%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD2DB3?

Its complement is #2DCD48; analogous partners are #982DCD and #CD2D62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD2DB3 for text?

Black text on #CD2DB3 has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.