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#CD4CCB — Pink

#CD4CCB 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 #CD4CCB 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.

#CD4CCB 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 #4CCD4E; it also sits naturally between #8E4CCD and #CD4C8A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4CCB · RGB 205, 76, 203

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Color values

HEX#CD4CCB
RGB205, 76, 203
HSL301°, 56%, 55%
HSV301°, 63%, 80%
CMYK0%, 63%, 1%, 20%
XYZ38.54, 22.46, 58.80
Yxy22.46, 0.3217, 0.1875
CIE-Lab54.51, 66.15, -41.30
Hunter Lab47.39, 65.79, -44.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 30% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4CCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4CCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4CCB

.text { color: #CD4CCB; }
.background { background-color: #CD4CCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4CCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 76, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 56%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4CCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 76, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4CCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 76, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4CCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4CCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4CCB

#C738C5#B332B1#9F2D9D#8B278A#772276#5F1B5E#4C154B#381037#240A23#100410

Tints of #CD4CCB

#D15CCF#D56CD4#DA7CD8#DE8CDD#E4A0E3#E9AFE8#EDBFEC#F2CFF1#F6DFF6#FBEFFA

Tones of #CD4CCB

#C355C1#BA5EB9#B168B0#A871A7#9F7A9E#958395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4CCD4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.82:1 AA large only
Against black text5.49:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4CCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4CCB

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 #CD4CCB: ·

How #CD4CCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9594ACDeuteranopia · #9DA6A5Tritanopia · #C7948F

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD4CCB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Vivid Ruby Voyage
#D244CD · #E08EB9 · #D55C66 · #C66027
Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D
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#CF52C7#D244CD#C954C5#C74DD5#CD48D6#C949D7#C247C6#D850C5#C654C3#D041C2#D243D6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4CCA  ·  #CD4CCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4CCB?

#CD4CCB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 76, 203). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4CCB?

#CD4CCB is RGB 205, 76, 203 — HSL 301°, 56%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD4CCB?

Its complement is #4CCD4E; analogous partners are #8E4CCD and #CD4C8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4CCB for text?

Black text on #CD4CCB has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.82:1.