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#CD37D2 — Pink

#CD37D2 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 #CD37D2 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.

#CD37D2 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 #3DD237; it also sits naturally between #7F37D2 and #D2378A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD37D2 · RGB 205, 55, 210

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Color values

HEX#CD37D2
RGB205, 55, 210
HSL298°, 63%, 52%
HSV298°, 74%, 82%
CMYK2%, 74%, 0%, 18%
XYZ38.18, 20.36, 62.89
Yxy20.36, 0.3144, 0.1677
CIE-Lab52.25, 74.74, -48.89
Hunter Lab45.13, 75.62, -55.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 22% · Blue 82%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD37D2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD37D2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD37D2

.text { color: #CD37D2; }
.background { background-color: #CD37D2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD37D2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 55, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 63%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD37D2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 55, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD37D2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 55, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD37D2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD37D2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD37D2

#BE2CC3#AA28AF#9A249E#861F89#711A74#5D1660#49114B#390D3A#240825#100411

Tints of #CD37D2

#D148D5#D65DDA#DA6EDE#DF82E3#E493E6#E8A4EA#EDB8EF#F1C9F3#F7DEF7#FBEEFB

Tones of #CD37D2

#C243C7#B84EBC#AE59B1#A364A6#996F9B#8F7A90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3DD237:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.14:1 AA large only
Against black text5.07:1 AA

Best text color on #CD37D2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD37D2

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 #CD37D2: ·

How #CD37D2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8C8BACDeuteranopia · #95A0A4Tritanopia · #C68F88

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD37D2 rather than the exact color:

Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Golden Solace
#C735CD · #7D2B55 · #9E2D2A · #A87535
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16

Similar colors

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

#C738D6#C735CD#D131D7#D839D0#D243D6#D42BD2#D244CD#D72DCB#D22EDE#DD3AD2#CD48D6#DA33DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD37D1  ·  #CD37D3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD37D2?

#CD37D2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 55, 210). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD37D2?

#CD37D2 is RGB 205, 55, 210 — HSL 298°, 63%, 52% — CMYK 2%, 74%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #CD37D2?

Its complement is #3DD237; analogous partners are #7F37D2 and #D2378A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD37D2 for text?

Black text on #CD37D2 has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.