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#CD37BA — Pink

#CD37BA 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 #CD37BA 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.

#CD37BA 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 #37CD4B; it also sits naturally between #9637CD and #CD376E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD37BA · RGB 205, 55, 186

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Color values

HEX#CD37BA
RGB205, 55, 186
HSL308°, 60%, 51%
HSV308°, 73%, 80%
CMYK0%, 73%, 9%, 20%
XYZ35.41, 19.26, 48.31
Yxy19.26, 0.3439, 0.1870
CIE-Lab50.99, 71.03, -37.04
Hunter Lab43.88, 70.68, -38.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 22% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 9% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD37BA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD37BA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD37BA

.text { color: #CD37BA; }
.background { background-color: #CD37BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD37BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 55, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD37BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 55, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD37BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 55, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD37BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD37BA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD37BA

#BC2FA9#AB2B9A#972688#832176#721D67#5E1754#491242#350D30#250921#10040F

Tints of #CD37BA

#D24BC0#D65CC6#DB70CD#DF81D3#E495DA#E9A5E0#EEBAE7#F2CAEC#F7DEF4#FBEFF9

Tones of #CD37BA

#C242B1#B84CA9#AD58A1#A3629A#976D92#8D778A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #37CD4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.33:1 AA large only
Against black text4.85:1 AA

Best text color on #CD37BA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD37BA

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 #CD37BA: ·

How #CD37BA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8B9ADeuteranopia · #95A093Tritanopia · #C6817C

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 #CD37BA rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Aurora
#7D8423 · #5ACBD3 · #C835BE · #F0EFD8
Palette 850f8d
#850F8D · #C738BD · #E49BFF · #F8F9D7
Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Cosmic Meadow
#3566B6 · #4431C1 · #B16ED7 · #CA41B4
Hidden Ruby Drift
#4840E1 · #B460E5 · #D432B1 · #B22743

Similar colors

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

#C835BE#C738BD#CC42BC#D639C1#CA41B4#D432B1#C440BC#D041C2#D83EB8#D32ABE#C829B9#DB39B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD37B9  ·  #CD37BB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD37BA?

#CD37BA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 55, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD37BA?

#CD37BA is RGB 205, 55, 186 — HSL 308°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 9%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD37BA?

Its complement is #37CD4B; analogous partners are #9637CD and #CD376E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD37BA for text?

Black text on #CD37BA has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.