Palettes / Colors / #CD5BDC

#CD5BDC — Pink

#CD5BDC 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 #CD5BDC 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.

#CD5BDC 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 #6ADC5B; it also sits naturally between #8C5BDC and #DC5BAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 36% · Blue 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD5BDC

.text { color: #CD5BDC; }
.background { background-color: #CD5BDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD5BDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 91, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 65%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD5BDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 91, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD5BDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 91, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD5BDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD5BDC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6ADC5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD5BDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD5BDC

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:

How #CD5BDC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CD5BDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD5BDB  ·  #CD5BDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD5BDC?

#CD5BDC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 91, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD5BDC?

#CD5BDC is RGB 205, 91, 220 — HSL 293°, 65%, 61% — CMYK 7%, 59%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CD5BDC?

Its complement is #6ADC5B; analogous partners are #8C5BDC and #DC5BAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD5BDC for text?

Black text on #CD5BDC has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.43:1.