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#CD4CBC — Pink

#CD4CBC 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 #CD4CBC 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.

#CD4CBC 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 #4CCD5D; it also sits naturally between #9D4CCD and #CD4C7B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4CBC · RGB 205, 76, 188

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Color values

HEX#CD4CBC
RGB205, 76, 188
HSL308°, 56%, 55%
HSV308°, 63%, 80%
CMYK0%, 63%, 8%, 20%
XYZ36.84, 21.78, 49.84
Yxy21.78, 0.3397, 0.2008
CIE-Lab53.79, 63.72, -33.80
Hunter Lab46.67, 62.71, -34.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 30% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4CBC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4CBC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4CBC

.text { color: #CD4CBC; }
.background { background-color: #CD4CBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4CBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 76, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 56%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4CBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 76, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4CBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 76, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4CBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4CBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4CBC

#C738B4#B332A2#9F2D90#8B277E#77226C#5F1B56#4C1544#381032#240A20#10040E

Tints of #CD4CBC

#D15CC1#D56CC7#DA7CCD#DE8CD3#E4A0DB#E9AFE1#EDBFE7#F2CFED#F6DFF3#FBEFF9

Tones of #CD4CBC

#C355B5#BA5EAE#B168A7#A871A0#9F7A9A#958393

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CCD5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.92:1 AA large only
Against black text5.36:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4CBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4CBC

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 #CD4CBC: ·

How #CD4CBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594A1Deuteranopia · #9DA69ATritanopia · #C78C87

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD4CBC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1
Palette 4b4c7a
#4B4C7A · #EB92FB · #C855BC · #A03271
Smoky Drift
#83952F · #3799AE · #C74EB2 · #D7E2C0
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED

Similar colors

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

#CA49BB#CC42BC#D552BE#C855BC#C74EB2#CF52C7#C954C5#C654C3#D041C2#D147C8#CA41B4#D850C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4CBB  ·  #CD4CBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4CBC?

#CD4CBC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 76, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4CBC?

#CD4CBC is RGB 205, 76, 188 — HSL 308°, 56%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4CBC?

Its complement is #4CCD5D; analogous partners are #9D4CCD and #CD4C7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4CBC for text?

Black text on #CD4CBC has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.