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#CD4FE4 — Pink

#CD4FE4 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 #CD4FE4 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.

#CD4FE4 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 #65E34F; it also sits naturally between #834FE3 and #E34FAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD4FE4 · RGB 205, 79, 228

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Color values

HEX#CD4FE4
RGB205, 79, 228
HSL291°, 73%, 60%
HSV291°, 65%, 89%
CMYK10%, 65%, 0%, 11%
XYZ41.98, 24.17, 75.85
Yxy24.17, 0.2956, 0.1702
CIE-Lab56.26, 69.30, -52.71
Hunter Lab49.17, 70.08, -62.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 31% · Blue 89%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD4FE4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD4FE4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD4FE4

.text { color: #CD4FE4; }
.background { background-color: #CD4FE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD4FE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 79, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 73%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD4FE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 79, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD4FE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 79, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD4FE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD4FE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD4FE4

#C634DF#BD22D8#A61EBE#921AA8#7B168D#641273#510E5D#3A0A42#27072C#0F0312

Tints of #CD4FE4

#D260E6#D66DE8#DB7FEB#DF8CED#E49EF0#E9B0F3#ECBDF5#F1CEF7#F5DCF9#FAEDFC

Tones of #CD4FE4

#C659D9#BE64CE#B76EC4#AF79B9#A884AE#A08FA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65E34F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.60:1 AA large only
Against black text5.83:1 AA

Best text color on #CD4FE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD4FE4

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 #CD4FE4: ·

How #CD4FE4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9695C0Deuteranopia · #9EA7B7Tritanopia · #C7A39D

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 #CD4FE4 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE

Similar colors

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

#CC4AE0#D04BDF#C94EEF#D84FDE#D754EA#D644E4#C949D7#D858DF#C147E9#CD48D6#D241EA#BD4DE4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD4FE3  ·  #CD4FE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD4FE4?

#CD4FE4 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 79, 228). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD4FE4?

#CD4FE4 is RGB 205, 79, 228 — HSL 291°, 73%, 60% — CMYK 10%, 65%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CD4FE4?

Its complement is #65E34F; analogous partners are #834FE3 and #E34FAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD4FE4 for text?

Black text on #CD4FE4 has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.