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#CD3EEB — Vivid Pink

#CD3EEB 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 #CD3EEB 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.

#CD3EEB 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 #5AEB3D; it also sits naturally between #773DEB and #EB3DB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD3EEB · RGB 205, 62, 235

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Color values

HEX#CD3EEB
RGB205, 62, 235
HSL290°, 81%, 58%
HSV290°, 74%, 92%
CMYK13%, 74%, 0%, 8%
XYZ41.89, 22.42, 80.72
Yxy22.42, 0.2889, 0.1546
CIE-Lab54.47, 76.76, -59.50
Hunter Lab47.35, 78.82, -73.21

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 24% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD3EEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD3EEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD3EEB

.text { color: #CD3EEB; }
.background { background-color: #CD3EEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3EEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 62, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3EEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 62, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3EEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 62, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3EEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3EEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3EEB

#C826E8#B917D9#A514C2#8D11A6#7A0F8F#660D78#4F0A5C#3B0745#23042A#100212

Tints of #CD3EEB

#D250ED#D762EF#DB70F0#DF82F2#E495F4#E9A7F6#EDBAF8#F1C8F9#F6DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CD3EEB

#C54ADE#BD56D2#B563C5#AD6EB9#A47BAD#9C87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5AEB3D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.48:1 AA

Best text color on #CD3EEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD3EEB

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 #CD3EEB: ·

How #CD3EEB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8F8EC1Deuteranopia · #97A2B7Tritanopia · #C6A099

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 #CD3EEB 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
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C73CEE#C735E8#D644E4#D835F0#C147E9#CC4AE0#C93DFB#D731ED#C94EEF#D630E5#D04BDF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD3EEA  ·  #CD3EEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3EEB?

#CD3EEB is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 62, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3EEB?

#CD3EEB is RGB 205, 62, 235 — HSL 290°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 13%, 74%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CD3EEB?

Its complement is #5AEB3D; analogous partners are #773DEB and #EB3DB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3EEB for text?

Black text on #CD3EEB has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.