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#CD68DB — Pink

#CD68DB 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 #CD68DB 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.

#CD68DB 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 #75DA67; it also sits naturally between #9367DA and #DA67AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CD68DB · RGB 205, 104, 219

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Color values

HEX#CD68DB
RGB205, 104, 219
HSL293°, 61%, 63%
HSV293°, 53%, 86%
CMYK6%, 53%, 0%, 14%
XYZ42.91, 27.99, 70.16
Yxy27.99, 0.3042, 0.1984
CIE-Lab59.88, 56.49, -41.91
Hunter Lab52.91, 55.88, -46.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 41% · Blue 86%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CD68DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CD68DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CD68DB

.text { color: #CD68DB; }
.background { background-color: #CD68DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD68DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 104, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 61%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD68DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 104, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD68DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 104, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD68DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD68DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CD68DB

#C54ED4#BC36CE#A82DB9#9227A0#7F228C#691C73#52165A#3C1042#250A29#0F0410

Tints of #CD68DB

#D173DD#D684E1#DA90E4#DE9CE7#E4ADEB#E8B9EE#ECC6F1#F0D2F4#F5E2F8#FAEFFB

Tones of #CD68DB

#C670D2#C077CA#BA80C2#B388B9#AD91B1#A798A9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #75DA67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.18:1 AA large only
Against black text6.60:1 AA

Best text color on #CD68DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD68DB

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 #CD68DB: ·

How #CD68DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A1A0BFDeuteranopia · #A7AFB8Tritanopia · #C8A9A4

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 #CD68DB rather than the exact color:

Palette 000000
#000000 · #9929EA · #CC66DA · #FAEB92
Crimson Canyon
#3DA622 · #92DD5B · #C664DF · #EEC8EF
Scarlet Zephyr
#9530A0 · #C66AD2 · #66CE5B · #BBE2B4
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Honey Mosaic
#602589 · #C266D6 · #67B631 · #C9E4B3
Vivid Ruby Horizon
#807E25 · #43C8C5 · #CF61D1 · #DCE2BB

Similar colors

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

#CC66DA#C664DF#C66AD2#D066E6#C266D6#CF61D1#C06ADD#C065DA#C063D5#DC67D8#D86CE6#D16BCB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CD68DA  ·  #CD68DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD68DB?

#CD68DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 104, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD68DB?

#CD68DB is RGB 205, 104, 219 — HSL 293°, 61%, 63% — CMYK 6%, 53%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CD68DB?

Its complement is #75DA67; analogous partners are #9367DA and #DA67AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD68DB for text?

Black text on #CD68DB has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.