Palettes / Colors / #CD78DF

#CD78DF — Light Pink

#CD78DF is a pink color we call Light 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 #CD78DF 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.

#CD78DF 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 #88DF77; it also sits naturally between #9977DF and #DF77BC. 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 47% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD78DF

.text { color: #CD78DF; }
.background { background-color: #CD78DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD78DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 120, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD78DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 120, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD78DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 120, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD78DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD78DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88DF77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD78DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CD78DF

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 #CD78DF 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 #CD78DF 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

← #CD78DE  ·  #CD78E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD78DF?

#CD78DF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 120, 223). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD78DF?

#CD78DF is RGB 205, 120, 223 — HSL 290°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 8%, 46%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CD78DF?

Its complement is #88DF77; analogous partners are #9977DF and #DF77BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD78DF for text?

Black text on #CD78DF has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.