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#CD3FCC — Pink

#CD3FCC is a pink color we call 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 #CD3FCC 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.

#CD3FCC 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 #40CE40; it also sits naturally between #8740CE and #CE4087. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD3FCC · RGB 205, 63, 204

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Color values

HEX#CD3FCC
RGB205, 63, 204
HSL300°, 59%, 53%
HSV300°, 69%, 80%
CMYK0%, 69%, 0%, 20%
XYZ37.85, 20.89, 59.16
Yxy20.89, 0.3210, 0.1772
CIE-Lab52.83, 71.17, -44.53
Hunter Lab45.71, 71.39, -49.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 25% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD3FCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD3FCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD3FCC

.text { color: #CD3FCC; }
.background { background-color: #CD3FCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3FCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 63, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 59%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3FCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 63, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3FCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 63, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3FCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3FCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3FCC

#C332C3#AE2DAE#9A289A#862386#761E76#611961#4D144D#390F39#240924#100410

Tints of #CD3FCC

#D251D2#D765D7#DB75DB#E085E0#E59AE5#E9AAE9#EDBAED#F1CAF1#F7DFF7#FBEFFB

Tones of #CD3FCC

#C44AC4#B955B9#B05EB0#A569A5#9C739C#917E91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #40CE40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.06:1 AA large only
Against black text5.18:1 AA

Best text color on #CD3FCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD3FCC

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 #CD3FCC: ·

How #CD3FCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908EAADeuteranopia · #98A2A2Tritanopia · #C68F89

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD3FCC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Golden Solace
#C735CD · #7D2B55 · #9E2D2A · #A87535
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B

Similar colors

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

#D244CD#D147C8#D041C2#C735CD#D243D6#D839D0#CD48D6#C738D6#C247C6#C949D7#D639C1#CC42BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD3FCB  ·  #CD3FCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3FCC?

#CD3FCC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 63, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3FCC?

#CD3FCC is RGB 205, 63, 204 — HSL 300°, 59%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD3FCC?

Its complement is #40CE40; analogous partners are #8740CE and #CE4087. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3FCC for text?

Black text on #CD3FCC has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.