Palettes / Colors / #CD41DD

#CD41DD — Pink

#CD41DD 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 #CD41DD 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.

#CD41DD 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 #50DD40; it also sits naturally between #7F40DD and #DD409F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 25% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD41DD

.text { color: #CD41DD; }
.background { background-color: #CD41DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD41DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 65, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 70%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD41DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 65, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD41DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 65, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD41DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD41DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD41DD

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Tones of #CD41DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #50DD40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD41DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD41DD

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:

How #CD41DD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD41DD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD41DD?

#CD41DD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 65, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD41DD?

#CD41DD is RGB 205, 65, 221 — HSL 294°, 70%, 56% — CMYK 7%, 71%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CD41DD?

Its complement is #50DD40; analogous partners are #7F40DD and #DD409F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD41DD for text?

Black text on #CD41DD has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.