Palettes / Colors / #CF59CD

#CF59CD — Pink

#CF59CD 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 #CF59CD 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.

#CF59CD 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 #59CF5B; it also sits naturally between #9659CF and #CF5992. 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 81% · Green 35% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 1% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CF59CD

.text { color: #CF59CD; }
.background { background-color: #CF59CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CF59CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 89, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 55%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CF59CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 89, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CF59CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 89, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CF59CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CF59CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #59CF5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CF59CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CF59CD

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 #CF59CD 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 #CF59CD 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

← #CF59CC  ·  #CF59CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CF59CD?

#CF59CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 207, 89, 205). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CF59CD?

#CF59CD is RGB 207, 89, 205 — HSL 301°, 55%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 57%, 1%, 19%.

What colors go with #CF59CD?

Its complement is #59CF5B; analogous partners are #9659CF and #CF5992. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CF59CD for text?

Black text on #CF59CD has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.