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#CF45DB — Pink

#CF45DB 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 #CF45DB 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.

#CF45DB 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 #4FDB43; it also sits naturally between #8243DB and #DB439C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF45DB · RGB 207, 69, 219

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Color values

HEX#CF45DB
RGB207, 69, 219
HSL295°, 68%, 56%
HSV295°, 68%, 86%
CMYK5%, 68%, 0%, 14%
XYZ40.65, 22.64, 69.24
Yxy22.64, 0.3067, 0.1708
CIE-Lab54.70, 71.98, -50.10
Hunter Lab47.58, 72.92, -57.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 27% · Blue 86%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF45DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF45DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF45DB

.text { color: #CF45DB; }
.background { background-color: #CF45DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF45DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 69, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 68%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF45DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 69, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF45DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 69, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF45DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF45DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF45DB

#C92DD7#B826C5#A021AB#8C1D96#781881#64146B#501056#380B3C#240727#100311

Tints of #CF45DB

#D354DE#D765E2#DC76E5#E087E8#E498EB#E9A9EF#EDBAF2#F2CCF5#F6DDF8#FBEEFC

Tones of #CF45DB

#C54ED0#BD58C6#B363BB#AA6EAF#A179A4#98849A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FDB43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.80:1 AA large only
Against black text5.53:1 AA

Best text color on #CF45DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF45DB

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 #CF45DB: ·

How #CF45DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9392B7Deuteranopia · #9BA6AETritanopia · #C89A94

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 #CF45DB rather than the exact color:

Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Electric Ruby Whisper
#5E189D · #C949D7 · #BB1D91 · #C32A62
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE

Similar colors

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

#CD48D6#D243D6#D04BDF#CC4AE0#C949D7#D644E4#C74DD5#D84FDE#D244CD#D241EA#C738D6#DB4FD4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF45DA  ·  #CF45DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF45DB?

#CF45DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 69, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF45DB?

#CF45DB is RGB 207, 69, 219 — HSL 295°, 68%, 56% — CMYK 5%, 68%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CF45DB?

Its complement is #4FDB43; analogous partners are #8243DB and #DB439C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF45DB for text?

Black text on #CF45DB has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.