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#CD4FDC — Pink

#CD4FDC 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 #CD4FDC 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.

#CD4FDC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5EDC50; it also sits naturally between #8850DC and #DC50A4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4FDC · RGB 205, 79, 220

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Color values

HEX#CD4FDC
RGB205, 79, 220
HSL294°, 67%, 59%
HSV294°, 64%, 86%
CMYK7%, 64%, 0%, 14%
XYZ40.89, 23.74, 70.14
Yxy23.74, 0.3034, 0.1761
CIE-Lab55.82, 67.87, -48.89
Hunter Lab48.72, 68.22, -55.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4FDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4FDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4FDC

.text { color: #CD4FDC; }
.background { background-color: #CD4FDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4FDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 79, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 67%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4FDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 79, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4FDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 79, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4FDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4FDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4FDC

#C93BD8#BC28CC#A824B7#911F9E#7D1B88#66166F#521259#3B0D40#27082B#100311

Tints of #CD4FDC

#D361E0#D76EE2#DC7FE6#E090E9#E5A1EC#E9AEEF#EDBFF2#F2D0F6#F6DDF8#FAEEFC

Tones of #CD4FDC

#C65BD2#BF64C9#B66FBE#AF78B5#A683AA#9F8CA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5EDC50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.65:1 AA large only
Against black text5.75:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4FDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4FDC

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 #CD4FDC: ·

How #CD4FDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9695BADeuteranopia · #9EA7B2Tritanopia · #C79F99

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 #CD4FDC rather than the exact color:

Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#D04BDF#CC4AE0#C949D7#CD48D6#C74DD5#D84FDE#D243D6#D858DF#DB4FD4#C153D2#D644E4#BC4BD8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4FDB  ·  #CD4FDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4FDC?

#CD4FDC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 79, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4FDC?

#CD4FDC is RGB 205, 79, 220 — HSL 294°, 67%, 59% — CMYK 7%, 64%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CD4FDC?

Its complement is #5EDC50; analogous partners are #8850DC and #DC50A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4FDC for text?

Black text on #CD4FDC has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.