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#CD5CD4 — Pink

#CD5CD4 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 #CD5CD4 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.

#CD5CD4 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 #64D45E; it also sits naturally between #935ED4 and #D45E9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD5CD4 · RGB 205, 92, 212

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Color values

HEX#CD5CD4
RGB205, 92, 212
HSL297°, 58%, 60%
HSV297°, 57%, 83%
CMYK3%, 57%, 0%, 17%
XYZ40.89, 25.39, 65.03
Yxy25.39, 0.3114, 0.1933
CIE-Lab57.45, 60.85, -41.79
Hunter Lab50.39, 60.31, -45.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 36% · Blue 83%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD5CD4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD5CD4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD5CD4

.text { color: #CD5CD4; }
.background { background-color: #CD5CD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD5CD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 92, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 58%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD5CD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 92, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD5CD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 92, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD5CD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD5CD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD5CD4

#C746CE#BE34C5#A72EAD#932999#7C2281#651C69#521655#3A103C#270B28#100410

Tints of #CD5CD4

#D36ED8#D77ADC#DC8AE0#DF96E3#E4A6E7#E9B6EC#EDC3EF#F2D3F3#F5DFF6#FAEFFB

Tones of #CD5CD4

#C766CC#BF6FC3#B777BB#B080B3#A988AA#A091A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64D45E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.46:1 AA large only
Against black text6.08:1 AA

Best text color on #CD5CD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD5CD4

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 #CD5CD4: ·

How #CD5CD4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9C9BB7Deuteranopia · #A3ABB0Tritanopia · #C7A09B

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 #CD5CD4 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Horizon
#807E25 · #43C8C5 · #CF61D1 · #DCE2BB
Palette 10439f
#10439F · #874CCC · #C65BCF · #F27BBD
Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #CC66DA · #FAEB92
Golden Ruby Orchard
#A38DDE · #C158CF · #D3408B · #D98178
Silent Saffron
#7C207B · #BF5FD6 · #4BD14C · #A5E0A3
Velvet Ruby Ember
#294179 · #7758D0 · #C063D5 · #94286A

Similar colors

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

#CF61D1#C65BCF#CC66DA#C158CF#BF5FD6#C063D5#C266D6#C153D2#C664DF#C66AD2#D858DF#C74DD5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD5CD3  ·  #CD5CD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD5CD4?

#CD5CD4 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 92, 212). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD5CD4?

#CD5CD4 is RGB 205, 92, 212 — HSL 297°, 58%, 60% — CMYK 3%, 57%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CD5CD4?

Its complement is #64D45E; analogous partners are #935ED4 and #D45E9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD5CD4 for text?

Black text on #CD5CD4 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.46:1.