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#CD3CE7 — Vivid Pink

#CD3CE7 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CD3CE7 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.

#CD3CE7 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 #55E73C; it also sits naturally between #783CE7 and #E73CAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD3CE7 · RGB 205, 60, 231

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Color values

HEX#CD3CE7
RGB205, 60, 231
HSL291°, 78%, 57%
HSV291°, 74%, 91%
CMYK11%, 74%, 0%, 9%
XYZ41.22, 21.98, 77.67
Yxy21.98, 0.2926, 0.1560
CIE-Lab54.01, 76.70, -58.00
Hunter Lab46.88, 78.61, -70.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 24% · Blue 91%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD3CE7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD3CE7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD3CE7

.text { color: #CD3CE7; }
.background { background-color: #CD3CE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3CE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 60, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 78%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3CE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 60, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3CE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 60, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3CE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3CE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3CE7

#C725E4#B51AD1#A217BA#8E14A3#7A118D#630E71#4F0B5B#3B0844#230529#100212

Tints of #CD3CE7

#D24EE9#D660EB#DB72EE#E084F0#E497F2#E8A4F4#ECB6F6#F1C9F8#F6DBFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CD3CE7

#C548DB#BC54CF#B460C3#AB6DB6#A279A9#9A859D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #55E73C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.89:1 AA large only
Against black text5.40:1 AA

Best text color on #CD3CE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD3CE7

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 #CD3CE7: ·

How #CD3CE7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8E8DBEDeuteranopia · #97A2B4Tritanopia · #C69D96

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD3CE7 rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C73CEE#C735E8#D644E4#D630E5#CC4AE0#D835F0#D731ED#C147E9#C72CE6#D04BDF#D22EDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD3CE6  ·  #CD3CE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3CE7?

#CD3CE7 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 60, 231). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3CE7?

#CD3CE7 is RGB 205, 60, 231 — HSL 291°, 78%, 57% — CMYK 11%, 74%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #CD3CE7?

Its complement is #55E73C; analogous partners are #783CE7 and #E73CAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3CE7 for text?

Black text on #CD3CE7 has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.