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#CD4FE2 — Pink

#CD4FE2 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 #CD4FE2 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.

#CD4FE2 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 #66E250; it also sits naturally between #8350E2 and #E250AF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4FE2 · RGB 205, 79, 226

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Color values

HEX#CD4FE2
RGB205, 79, 226
HSL291°, 72%, 60%
HSV291°, 65%, 89%
CMYK9%, 65%, 0%, 11%
XYZ41.70, 24.06, 74.40
Yxy24.06, 0.2975, 0.1717
CIE-Lab56.15, 68.94, -51.76
Hunter Lab49.05, 69.61, -60.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 89%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4FE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4FE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4FE2

.text { color: #CD4FE2; }
.background { background-color: #CD4FE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4FE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 79, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 72%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4FE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 79, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4FE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 79, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4FE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4FE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4FE2

#C535DE#BC23D7#A51FBD#921BA7#7B178C#641372#510F5C#3A0B42#26072C#0F0312

Tints of #CD4FE2

#D161E5#D56EE7#DA80EA#DE8DEC#E39FEF#E8B0F2#ECBDF4#F1CFF7#F5DCF9#FAEDFC

Tones of #CD4FE2

#C55AD8#BD65CD#B66FC3#AF79B9#A884AE#A08FA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66E250:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.61:1 AA large only
Against black text5.81:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4FE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4FE2

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 #CD4FE2: ·

How #CD4FE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9695BEDeuteranopia · #9EA7B6Tritanopia · #C7A29C

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD4FE2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB

Similar colors

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

#CC4AE0#D04BDF#D84FDE#C949D7#C94EEF#D754EA#CD48D6#D644E4#C74DD5#D858DF#C147E9#BD4DE4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4FE1  ·  #CD4FE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4FE2?

#CD4FE2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 79, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4FE2?

#CD4FE2 is RGB 205, 79, 226 — HSL 291°, 72%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 65%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CD4FE2?

Its complement is #66E250; analogous partners are #8350E2 and #E250AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4FE2 for text?

Black text on #CD4FE2 has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.