Palettes / Colors / #CD4CB5

#CD4CB5 — Pink

#CD4CB5 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 #CD4CB5 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.

#CD4CB5 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 #4CCD64; it also sits naturally between #A44CCD and #CD4C75. 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 30% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 12% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD4CB5

.text { color: #CD4CB5; }
.background { background-color: #CD4CB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4CB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 76, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 56%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4CB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 76, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4CB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 76, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4CB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4CB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CCD64:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD4CB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4CB5

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 #CD4CB5 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 #CD4CB5 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

← #CD4CB4  ·  #CD4CB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4CB5?

#CD4CB5 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 76, 181). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4CB5?

#CD4CB5 is RGB 205, 76, 181 — HSL 311°, 56%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 12%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4CB5?

Its complement is #4CCD64; analogous partners are #A44CCD and #CD4C75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4CB5 for text?

Black text on #CD4CB5 has a contrast ratio of 5.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.96:1.