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#CF2DEC — Vivid Pink

#CF2DEC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CF2DEC 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.

#CF2DEC 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 #4AEB2D; it also sits naturally between #702DEB and #EB2DA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF2DEC · RGB 207, 45, 236

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Color values

HEX#CF2DEC
RGB207, 45, 236
HSL291°, 83%, 55%
HSV291°, 81%, 93%
CMYK12%, 81%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.81, 21.20, 81.24
Yxy21.20, 0.2898, 0.1470
CIE-Lab53.17, 82.14, -62.15
Hunter Lab46.04, 85.32, -77.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF2DEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF2DEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF2DEC

.text { color: #CF2DEC; }
.background { background-color: #CF2DEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF2DEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 45, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 83%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF2DEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 45, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF2DEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 45, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF2DEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF2DEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF2DEC

#CA16E9#B514D2#A111BB#8D0FA3#790D8C#610A70#4D0859#380641#24042A#100213

Tints of #CF2DEC

#D340ED#D752EF#DC65F1#E078F2#E58FF5#EAA2F6#EEB4F8#F2C7FA#F6DAFC#FBECFD

Tones of #CF2DEC

#C53BDE#BC49D0#B256C2#A963B6#A071A8#967E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4AEB2D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.01:1 AA large only
Against black text5.24:1 AA

Best text color on #CF2DEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF2DEC

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 #CF2DEC: ·

How #CF2DEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8987BEDeuteranopia · #929EB3Tritanopia · #C79991

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CF2DEC rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Frozen Ruby Twilight
#4F16AC · #D630E5 · #ED6EB4 · #F29A9C
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0

Similar colors

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

#D731ED#C72CE6#D630E5#C735E8#CC2FF8#D835F0#C725E5#D82EF7#D22EDE#C424E6#C52CF9#BF2EF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF2DEB  ·  #CF2DED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF2DEC?

#CF2DEC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 45, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF2DEC?

#CF2DEC is RGB 207, 45, 236 — HSL 291°, 83%, 55% — CMYK 12%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CF2DEC?

Its complement is #4AEB2D; analogous partners are #702DEB and #EB2DA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF2DEC for text?

Black text on #CF2DEC has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.