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#CF45DD — Pink

#CF45DD 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 #CF45DD 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.

#CF45DD 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 #55DD46; it also sits naturally between #8246DD and #DD46A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CF45DD · RGB 207, 69, 221

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Color values

HEX#CF45DD
RGB207, 69, 221
HSL294°, 69%, 57%
HSV294°, 69%, 87%
CMYK6%, 69%, 0%, 13%
XYZ40.91, 22.74, 70.64
Yxy22.74, 0.3046, 0.1693
CIE-Lab54.81, 72.32, -51.06
Hunter Lab47.69, 73.37, -59.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 27% · Blue 87%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CF45DD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CF45DD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CF45DD

.text { color: #CF45DD; }
.background { background-color: #CF45DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF45DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 69, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 69%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF45DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 69, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF45DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 69, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF45DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF45DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CF45DD

#C830D9#B624C6#A220B1#8E1C9B#7B1986#63146C#4F1056#3B0C41#240727#100311

Tints of #CF45DD

#D257E0#D768E3#DC79E6#E08BEA#E59CED#E8A9EF#EDBAF2#F1CBF6#F6DDF9#FAEEFC

Tones of #CF45DD

#C551D2#BC5CC7#B467BC#AC70B2#A37BA7#9A869C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #55DD46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.55:1 AA

Best text color on #CF45DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF45DD

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 #CF45DD: ·

How #CF45DD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9392B8Deuteranopia · #9BA6AFTritanopia · #C89B95

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 #CF45DD rather than the exact color:

Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
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:

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CF45DC  ·  #CF45DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF45DD?

#CF45DD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 69, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF45DD?

#CF45DD is RGB 207, 69, 221 — HSL 294°, 69%, 57% — CMYK 6%, 69%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CF45DD?

Its complement is #55DD46; analogous partners are #8246DD and #DD46A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF45DD for text?

Black text on #CF45DD has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.