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#CD429B — Pink

#CD429B is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CD429B 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.

#CD429B 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 #42CD75; it also sits naturally between #BA42CD and #CD4254. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD429B · RGB 205, 66, 155

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Color values

HEX#CD429B
RGB205, 66, 155
HSL322°, 58%, 53%
HSV322°, 68%, 80%
CMYK0%, 68%, 24%, 20%
XYZ33.04, 19.24, 32.98
Yxy19.24, 0.3875, 0.2257
CIE-Lab50.97, 62.91, -18.86
Hunter Lab43.87, 60.98, -16.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 26% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 24% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD429B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD429B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD429B

.text { color: #CD429B; }
.background { background-color: #CD429B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD429B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 66, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(322, 58%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD429B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 66, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD429B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 66, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD429B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD429B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD429B

#C1338D#AD2E7F#992970#852361#751F55#611A47#4D1438#380F29#240A1A#10040C

Tints of #CD429B

#D152A2#D666AD#DB76B6#DF86BE#E49AC9#E9AAD2#EDBBDA#F1CBE3#F6DFEE#FBEFF6

Tones of #CD429B

#C34B97#B85694#AF6092#A5698F#9C738D#917E8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CD75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.33:1 AA large only
Against black text4.85:1 AA

Best text color on #CD429B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD429B

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 #CD429B: ·

How #CD429B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #919085Deuteranopia · #99A380Tritanopia · #C67471

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD429B rather than the exact color:

Misty Solace
#297DB1 · #D23F9A · #9BD342 · #CEE2ED
Vivid Terrace
#2841A0 · #5E2FCE · #812C95 · #CD3B9F
Electric Meadow
#B936D9 · #CB3795 · #AB1E28 · #BB7734
Honey Dusk
#934CC7 · #B82EB9 · #C54692 · #721F2E
Smoky Ruby Lagoon
#256882 · #C5389D · #8FB333 · #BBDCE2
Dreamy Cascade
#615CBC · #573280 · #802D89 · #C84EA1

Similar colors

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

#D23F9A#CD3B9F#CB3795#C54692#C5389D#C84EA1#C240A5#D83897#D03FAB#D450A1#C5339B#D3408B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD429A  ·  #CD429C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD429B?

#CD429B is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 66, 155). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD429B?

#CD429B is RGB 205, 66, 155 — HSL 322°, 58%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 24%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD429B?

Its complement is #42CD75; analogous partners are #BA42CD and #CD4254. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD429B for text?

Black text on #CD429B has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.