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#D035CD — Pink

#D035CD is a pink color we call 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 #D035CD 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.

#D035CD is a warm-leaning 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 #35D037; it also sits naturally between #8535D0 and #D0357F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D035CD · RGB 208, 53, 205

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Color values

HEX#D035CD
RGB208, 53, 205
HSL301°, 62%, 51%
HSV301°, 75%, 82%
CMYK0%, 75%, 1%, 18%
XYZ38.30, 20.36, 59.67
Yxy20.36, 0.3237, 0.1721
CIE-Lab52.25, 75.16, -46.00
Hunter Lab45.13, 76.15, -51.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 21% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 1% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D035CD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D035CD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D035CD

.text { color: #D035CD; }
.background { background-color: #D035CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D035CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 53, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 62%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D035CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 53, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D035CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 53, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D035CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D035CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D035CD

#BE2DBC#AE29AB#992497#841F83#741B72#5F165E#4A1149#360D35#250925#110410

Tints of #D035CD

#D449D2#D85AD6#DD6EDB#E17FDF#E694E4#EAA4E9#EFB9EE#F2C9F2#F7DEF7#FBEEFB

Tones of #D035CD

#C440C2#B94BB7#AE56AC#A460A3#996C98#8D778D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #35D037:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.14:1 AA large only
Against black text5.07:1 AA

Best text color on #D035CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D035CD

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 #D035CD: ·

How #D035CD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8D8BA8Deuteranopia · #96A29FTritanopia · #C88B85

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 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D035CD rather than the exact color:

Golden Solace
#C735CD · #7D2B55 · #9E2D2A · #A87535
Dusty Mirage
#4126C4 · #B96FE7 · #D839D0 · #DC197B
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0

Similar colors

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

#C735CD#D839D0#D131D7#D72DCB#D42BD2#C738D6#D639C1#DD3AD2#D244CD#D041C2#D827D0#D243D6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D035CC  ·  #D035CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D035CD?

#D035CD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 208, 53, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D035CD?

#D035CD is RGB 208, 53, 205 — HSL 301°, 62%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 1%, 18%.

What colors go with #D035CD?

Its complement is #35D037; analogous partners are #8535D0 and #D0357F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D035CD for text?

Black text on #D035CD has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.