Palettes / Colors / #CD47AC

#CD47AC — Pink

#CD47AC 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 #CD47AC 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.

#CD47AC 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 #47CD68; it also sits naturally between #AB47CD and #CD4768. 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 28% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 16% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD47AC

.text { color: #CD47AC; }
.background { background-color: #CD47AC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD47AC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 71, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD47AC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 71, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD47AC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 71, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD47AC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD47AC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #47CD68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD47AC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD47AC

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 #CD47AC 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 #CD47AC 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

← #CD47AB  ·  #CD47AD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD47AC?

#CD47AC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 71, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD47AC?

#CD47AC is RGB 205, 71, 172 — HSL 315°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD47AC?

Its complement is #47CD68; analogous partners are #AB47CD and #CD4768. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD47AC for text?

Black text on #CD47AC has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.