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#CD3FCF — Pink

#CD3FCF 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 #CD3FCF 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.

#CD3FCF 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 #42CF3F; it also sits naturally between #853FCF and #CF3F8A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD3FCF · RGB 205, 63, 207

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Color values

HEX#CD3FCF
RGB205, 63, 207
HSL299°, 60%, 53%
HSV299°, 70%, 81%
CMYK1%, 70%, 0%, 19%
XYZ38.22, 21.04, 61.08
Yxy21.04, 0.3176, 0.1748
CIE-Lab52.99, 71.66, -45.99
Hunter Lab45.87, 72.03, -51.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 25% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD3FCF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD3FCF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD3FCF

.text { color: #CD3FCF; }
.background { background-color: #CD3FCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD3FCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 63, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 60%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD3FCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 63, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD3FCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 63, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD3FCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD3FCF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD3FCF

#C131C4#AD2CAF#99279B#852287#751E76#611862#4D134E#380E39#240925#100410

Tints of #CD3FCF

#D150D3#D664D8#DB74DC#DF85E0#E499E5#E9A9EA#EDBAEE#F1CAF2#F6DEF7#FBEFFB

Tones of #CD3FCF

#C24AC4#B954BB#AF5EB0#A568A6#9B739C#927C92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CF3F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.03:1 AA large only
Against black text5.21:1 AA

Best text color on #CD3FCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD3FCF

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 #CD3FCF: ·

How #CD3FCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908EACDeuteranopia · #98A2A4Tritanopia · #C6918B

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 #CD3FCF rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Golden Solace
#C735CD · #7D2B55 · #9E2D2A · #A87535

Similar colors

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

#D244CD#D243D6#D147C8#CD48D6#C738D6#C735CD#D839D0#C949D7#D041C2#C247C6#C74DD5#D131D7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD3FCE  ·  #CD3FD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD3FCF?

#CD3FCF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 63, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD3FCF?

#CD3FCF is RGB 205, 63, 207 — HSL 299°, 60%, 53% — CMYK 1%, 70%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CD3FCF?

Its complement is #42CF3F; analogous partners are #853FCF and #CF3F8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD3FCF for text?

Black text on #CD3FCF has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.03:1.