Palettes / Colors / #CD88C2

#CD88C2 — Light Muted Pink

#CD88C2 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#CD88C2 is a warm-leaning 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 #88CD94; it also sits naturally between #B688CD and #CD889F. 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 53% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 5% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CD88C2

.text { color: #CD88C2; }
.background { background-color: #CD88C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CD88C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 136, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 41%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CD88C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 136, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CD88C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 136, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CD88C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CD88C2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88CD94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CD88C2: #000000.

How #CD88C2 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 #CD88C2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CD88C2?

#CD88C2 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 205, 136, 194). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CD88C2?

#CD88C2 is RGB 205, 136, 194 — HSL 310°, 41%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 5%, 20%.

What colors go with #CD88C2?

Its complement is #88CD94; analogous partners are #B688CD and #CD889F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CD88C2 for text?

Black text on #CD88C2 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.