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#CD4FCF — Pink

#CD4FCF 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 #CD4FCF 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.

#CD4FCF is a cool 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 #51CF4F; it also sits naturally between #8D4FCF and #CF4F91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4FCF · RGB 205, 79, 207

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Color values

HEX#CD4FCF
RGB205, 79, 207
HSL299°, 57%, 56%
HSV299°, 62%, 81%
CMYK1%, 62%, 0%, 19%
XYZ39.24, 23.08, 61.42
Yxy23.08, 0.3171, 0.1865
CIE-Lab55.15, 65.61, -42.58
Hunter Lab48.04, 65.31, -46.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4FCF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4FCF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4FCF

.text { color: #CD4FCF; }
.background { background-color: #CD4FCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4FCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 79, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 57%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4FCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 79, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4FCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 79, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4FCF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4FCF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4FCF

#C73BC9#B632B8#9E2CA0#8A268C#772178#631B64#4F1650#370F38#240A24#100410

Tints of #CD4FCF

#D15FD3#D66FD8#DA7FDC#DF8FE0#E49FE5#E8AFE9#EDBFED#F1CFF2#F6DFF6#FAEFFB

Tones of #CD4FCF

#C458C6#BB61BD#B36AB4#A974AA#A07DA1#978698

Color harmonies

Complementary — #51CF4F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.74:1 AA large only
Against black text5.62:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4FCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4FCF

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 #CD4FCF: ·

How #CD4FCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9695B0Deuteranopia · #9EA7A9Tritanopia · #C79892

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 #CD4FCF rather than the exact color:

Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Mellow Ruby Aurora
#E882E1 · #D147C8 · #8A1982 · #661961
Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186

Similar colors

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

#C74DD5#CF52C7#CD48D6#C949D7#D147C8#C954C5#D244CD#C153D2#C65BCF#C654C3#D243D6#DB4FD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4FCE  ·  #CD4FD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4FCF?

#CD4FCF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 79, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4FCF?

#CD4FCF is RGB 205, 79, 207 — HSL 299°, 57%, 56% — CMYK 1%, 62%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CD4FCF?

Its complement is #51CF4F; analogous partners are #8D4FCF and #CF4F91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4FCF for text?

Black text on #CD4FCF has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.