Palettes / Colors / #CD3282

#CD3282 — Pink

#CD3282 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 #CD3282 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.

#CD3282 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 #32CD7D; it also sits naturally between #CB32CD and #CD3234. 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 20% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 37% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD3282

.text { color: #CD3282; }
.background { background-color: #CD3282; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3282; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 50, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 61%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3282; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 50, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3282; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 50, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3282">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3282">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #32CD7D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD3282: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD3282

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 #CD3282 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 #CD3282 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3282?

#CD3282 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 50, 130). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3282?

#CD3282 is RGB 205, 50, 130 — HSL 329°, 61%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 37%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD3282?

Its complement is #32CD7D; analogous partners are #CB32CD and #CD3234. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3282 for text?

White text on #CD3282 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.