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#CD4CC2 — Pink

#CD4CC2 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 #CD4CC2 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.

#CD4CC2 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 #4CCD57; it also sits naturally between #974CCD and #CD4C82. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4CC2 · RGB 205, 76, 194

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Color values

HEX#CD4CC2
RGB205, 76, 194
HSL305°, 56%, 55%
HSV305°, 63%, 80%
CMYK0%, 63%, 5%, 20%
XYZ37.50, 22.04, 53.32
Yxy22.04, 0.3323, 0.1953
CIE-Lab54.07, 64.68, -36.82
Hunter Lab46.95, 63.91, -38.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 30% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 5% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4CC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4CC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4CC2

.text { color: #CD4CC2; }
.background { background-color: #CD4CC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4CC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 76, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 56%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4CC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 76, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4CC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 76, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4CC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4CC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4CC2

#C738BB#B332A8#9F2D96#8B2783#772270#5F1B5A#4C1547#381034#240A22#10040F

Tints of #CD4CC2

#D15CC7#D56CCD#DA7CD2#DE8CD8#E4A0DE#E9AFE4#EDBFE9#F2CFEF#F6DFF4#FBEFFA

Tones of #CD4CC2

#C355BA#BA5EB3#B168AB#A871A3#9F7A9C#958394

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CCD57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.41:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4CC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4CC2

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 #CD4CC2: ·

How #CD4CC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594A5Deuteranopia · #9DA69FTritanopia · #C78F8A

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 #CD4CC2 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Velvet Ruby Bloom
#572A92 · #CA49BB · #DA7F91 · #E8CAAE
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186
Ruby Zephyr
#8E1EA2 · #C654C3 · #ED96D7 · #FFC0DE
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1

Similar colors

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

#CF52C7#CA49BB#D147C8#C954C5#C654C3#D552BE#D041C2#CC42BC#C855BC#D850C5#C247C6#D244CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4CC1  ·  #CD4CC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4CC2?

#CD4CC2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 76, 194). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4CC2?

#CD4CC2 is RGB 205, 76, 194 — HSL 305°, 56%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4CC2?

Its complement is #4CCD57; analogous partners are #974CCD and #CD4C82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4CC2 for text?

Black text on #CD4CC2 has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.