Palettes / Colors / #CD4294

#CD4294 — Pink

#CD4294 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CD4294 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.

#CD4294 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 #42CD7C; it also sits naturally between #C142CD and #CD424D. 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 26% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 28% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD4294

.text { color: #CD4294; }
.background { background-color: #CD4294; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4294; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 66, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4294; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 66, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4294; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 66, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4294">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4294">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CD7C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD4294: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4294

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 #CD4294 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 #CD4294 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 #CD4294?

#CD4294 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 66, 148). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4294?

#CD4294 is RGB 205, 66, 148 — HSL 325°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 28%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4294?

Its complement is #42CD7C; analogous partners are #C142CD and #CD424D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4294 for text?

Black text on #CD4294 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.37:1.