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#CD47CA — Pink

#CD47CA 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 #CD47CA 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.

#CD47CA 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 #47CD49; it also sits naturally between #8C47CD and #CD4787. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD47CA · RGB 205, 71, 202

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Color values

HEX#CD47CA
RGB205, 71, 202
HSL301°, 57%, 54%
HSV301°, 65%, 80%
CMYK0%, 65%, 1%, 20%
XYZ38.09, 21.75, 58.07
Yxy21.75, 0.3231, 0.1845
CIE-Lab53.76, 67.94, -41.91
Hunter Lab46.64, 67.73, -45.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 28% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD47CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD47CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD47CA

.text { color: #CD47CA; }
.background { background-color: #CD47CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD47CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 71, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 57%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD47CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 71, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD47CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 71, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD47CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD47CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD47CA

#C436C2#B030AE#9C2B9A#882586#742073#601A5F#4C154B#380F37#240A24#100410

Tints of #CD47CA

#D157CF#D567D3#DB7BD9#DF8BDE#E49BE2#E8ABE7#ECBBEC#F2CFF1#F6DFF6#FBEFFA

Tones of #CD47CA

#C350C1#BA5AB8#B063AF#A66EA5#9C779C#938093

Color harmonies

Complementary — #47CD49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.93:1 AA large only
Against black text5.35:1 AA

Best text color on #CD47CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD47CA

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 #CD47CA: ·

How #CD47CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9392AADeuteranopia · #9BA5A3Tritanopia · #C6918C

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD47CA rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Vivid Saffron
#415CCB · #9E7AD8 · #C247C6 · #A83C6D
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6

Similar colors

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

#D147C8#D244CD#D041C2#CF52C7#C247C6#CD48D6#D243D6#C949D7#C74DD5#C954C5#CC42BC#D850C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD47C9  ·  #CD47CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD47CA?

#CD47CA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 71, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD47CA?

#CD47CA is RGB 205, 71, 202 — HSL 301°, 57%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 65%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD47CA?

Its complement is #47CD49; analogous partners are #8C47CD and #CD4787. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD47CA for text?

Black text on #CD47CA has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.