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#CD56CF — Pink

#CD56CF 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 #CD56CF 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.

#CD56CF 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 #56CF54; it also sits naturally between #8F54CF and #CF5493. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD56CF · RGB 205, 86, 207

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Color values

HEX#CD56CF
RGB205, 86, 207
HSL299°, 56%, 57%
HSV299°, 58%, 81%
CMYK1%, 58%, 0%, 19%
XYZ39.77, 24.14, 61.59
Yxy24.14, 0.3169, 0.1923
CIE-Lab56.23, 62.64, -40.88
Hunter Lab49.13, 62.09, -44.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 34% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD56CF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD56CF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD56CF

.text { color: #CD56CF; }
.background { background-color: #CD56CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD56CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 86, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 56%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD56CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 86, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD56CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 86, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD56CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD56CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD56CF

#C740C9#B534B7#A12EA3#8D288F#7A237B#621C63#4F1650#3B113C#230A24#100410

Tints of #CD56CF

#D164D3#D674D8#DB84DC#DF94E1#E4A4E5#E8AFE9#ECBFED#F1CFF2#F6DFF6#FAEFFB

Tones of #CD56CF

#C45DC6#BC65BD#B36EB4#AB77AC#A280A3#9A899A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #56CF54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CD56CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD56CF

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 #CD56CF: ·

How #CD56CF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9998B2Deuteranopia · #A0A9ABTritanopia · #C79B96

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 #CD56CF rather than the exact color:

Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Velvet Breeze
#3340A3 · #53327A · #C954C5 · #C06186
Vivid Ruby Horizon
#807E25 · #43C8C5 · #CF61D1 · #DCE2BB
Golden Ruby Orchard
#A38DDE · #C158CF · #D3408B · #D98178
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D

Similar colors

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

#C65BCF#CF52C7#C954C5#CF61D1#C158CF#C74DD5#C153D2#C654C3#CD48D6#C949D7#D85DC6#D850C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD56CE  ·  #CD56D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD56CF?

#CD56CF is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 86, 207). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD56CF?

#CD56CF is RGB 205, 86, 207 — HSL 299°, 56%, 57% — CMYK 1%, 58%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CD56CF?

Its complement is #56CF54; analogous partners are #8F54CF and #CF5493. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD56CF for text?

Black text on #CD56CF has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.