Palettes / Colors / #CD33DA

#CD33DA — Pink

#CD33DA 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 #CD33DA 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.

#CD33DA 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 #42DA34; it also sits naturally between #7934DA and #DA3495. 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 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD33DA

.text { color: #CD33DA; }
.background { background-color: #CD33DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD33DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 51, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 69%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD33DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 51, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD33DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 51, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD33DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD33DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD33DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42DA34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD33DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD33DA

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 #CD33DA 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 #CD33DA 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

← #CD33D9  ·  #CD33DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD33DA?

#CD33DA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 51, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD33DA?

#CD33DA is RGB 205, 51, 218 — HSL 295°, 69%, 53% — CMYK 6%, 77%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CD33DA?

Its complement is #42DA34; analogous partners are #7934DA and #DA3495. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD33DA for text?

Black text on #CD33DA has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.13:1.