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#CD3CBC — Pink

#CD3CBC 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 #CD3CBC 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.

#CD3CBC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3CCD4D; it also sits naturally between #953CCD and #CD3C74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD3CBC · RGB 205, 60, 188

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Color values

HEX#CD3CBC
RGB205, 60, 188
HSL307°, 59%, 52%
HSV307°, 71%, 80%
CMYK0%, 71%, 8%, 20%
XYZ35.87, 19.84, 49.52
Yxy19.84, 0.3409, 0.1886
CIE-Lab51.66, 69.70, -37.15
Hunter Lab44.54, 69.25, -38.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 24% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD3CBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD3CBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD3CBC

.text { color: #CD3CBC; }
.background { background-color: #CD3CBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3CBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 60, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 59%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3CBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 60, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3CBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 60, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3CBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3CBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3CBC

#BF31AE#AA2C9C#9A288D#86237A#721D68#5D1855#491343#390F34#240921#10040F

Tints of #CD3CBC

#D14DC2#D661C9#DA71CE#E085D5#E496DB#E8A6E0#EDBAE7#F1CAED#F7DFF4#FBEFF9

Tones of #CD3CBC

#C346B4#B851AC#AE5BA5#A3669C#997095#8E7B8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3CCD4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.23:1 AA large only
Against black text4.97:1 AA

Best text color on #CD3CBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD3CBC

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 #CD3CBC: ·

How #CD3CBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8D9DDeuteranopia · #97A296Tritanopia · #C6857F

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 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD3CBC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C
Palette 850f8d
#850F8D · #C738BD · #E49BFF · #F8F9D7
Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Burning Ruby Aurora
#7D8423 · #5ACBD3 · #C835BE · #F0EFD8
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Cosmic Meadow
#3566B6 · #4431C1 · #B16ED7 · #CA41B4

Similar colors

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

#CC42BC#C738BD#D041C2#C835BE#C440BC#CA41B4#D639C1#D83EB8#CA49BB#D432B1#D147C8#DB39B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD3CBB  ·  #CD3CBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3CBC?

#CD3CBC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 60, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3CBC?

#CD3CBC is RGB 205, 60, 188 — HSL 307°, 59%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD3CBC?

Its complement is #3CCD4D; analogous partners are #953CCD and #CD3C74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3CBC for text?

Black text on #CD3CBC has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.23:1.